Hudson River Group Reviews

Despite the small size of the company, lower-level employees are often not consulted on matters pertaining to strategy or staffing, which can lead to unnecessary idle time and some discontent among analysts and associate managers. Additionally, although HRG has two front-office employees, most “receptionist” work (answering calls, getting mail) falls to the analysts. The CEO’s demeaning, uncomfortable, and unprofessional comments, absurd rules, and penchant for screaming will remain one of the main reasons people quit as long as he is a fixture in the office. This causes outsize harm to the company due to its small size. Surrounding area (Tarrytown) isn’t great but since you have to eat in the office it doesn’t matter much.

Sean Rice, being the CEO and founder, is at the root of the bad leadership culture and it trickles down to the partners and principals. While some of the partners and principals will try to protect their people, they are also at the mercy of Sean's shouting and anger. He often asked me to cancel vacations or holidays, stayed way late after hours consistently, and made you do silly chores that are ridiculous. Having left HRG a long time ago, and having worked for a number of companies that have amazing leadership where no one has EVER shouted or yelled at anyone, it's really clear how bad the culture at HRG is and why anyone would ever want to subject themselves to the pain and humiliation that Sean puts people through.