If you are in it for the money, great place. Otherwise ..... - IT Analyst Goldman Sachs Employee Review

4.0
4 Oct 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

In the IT world, there is a great team spirit, when it comes to people working on the same level. Many people are willing to help out - but then again, I think that is IT community and not just in Goldman. There are many resources to go to for help and many chances to do what you like, if you're willing to work for it. Most people I have worked with in IT are very open and willing to help. Also, let's be honest, Goldman does have a reputation of the bonuses and, compared to other places, it delivers upon those rumors.

Cons

There is very little encouragement for balancing work with everything else - it is assumed that people have to work a lot. There is a great deal of politics, if you cannot or do not want to play by that, you will not get far, nor will you want to. There is always much to do and no time to do it, and obviously, everything is top priority. Multi-tasking often translates into "multi-head-ache-causing" tasking

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Pros

The learning curve is super steep.

Cons

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Recommend
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Pros

You’ll get to work with the latest technologies depending on the team you’re in and also have a decent work-life balance. They give you a good amount of vacation days and let you use them whenever you want. You get to work with people who are good and smart and barely hear of any bad people who make your life hard. Taking internal mobility to other teams would also be super easy out here and they encourage it.

Cons

The pay increases are very bad. As you get promoted and grow, your pay will only increase about 3-5% no matter how good your performance is and you’ll feel like you’re barely beating inflation if you’re lucky. Your pay will be massively under the market for your role. Not to mention, there’s a huge risk of layoffs and it happens twice a year. You’ll end up being a part of it if you’re working from home a lot or express your dissatisfaction with your pay (although they mostly brush it off as a performance or a budget/role issue). The risk you take from the layoffs is not worth the reward you get. If you’re taking this job and reading this review, just consider this job as a stone you can step on while looking for another job to switch to

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