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    3.5
    ★★★★★
    66%
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    73%
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    Société Générale Chairman and CEO Frédéric Oudéa
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    • "Aucun bon rythme de travail surtout pour les jeunes (et ceux qui ont des enfants)" (in 89 reviews)

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    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Software Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Société Générale full-time

      Pros

      Good work-life balance and environment

      Cons

      Career growth and progression not considered

      Société Générale2018-03-26

    2. "Average"

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      Current Employee - Associate 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Société Générale full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Atmosphere, brand name, geographic mobility

      Cons

      Opportunities to advance, pay, internal process

      Société Générale2020-01-19
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    3. "SGCIB"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Société Générale full-time

      Pros

      French environment and nice culture

      Cons

      Salary is not the best you can find on the market

      Société Générale2017-11-22

    4. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Operations Specialist in Sydney
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Société Générale full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Great culture, great people, lots of fun time but worked hard

      Cons

      None really other than general big organisation issues

      Société Générale2014-08-16

    5. "good for french speakers only"

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      Former Employee - Developer 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Société Générale full-time

      Pros

      I worked in the dealing room. People are straight and direct, efficient and fast paced. You would like it if you do not have much ego.

      Cons

      Promotion usually goes to French speaker. People tend to be Maths geeks, actually the company do not need so many mathematicians. People lack soft skills.

      Société Générale2013-05-16

    6. "Good place to work At Soc Gen"

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      Current Employee - Chief Engineer in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Société Générale full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      There are very Good Benefits at Socv Gen

      Cons

      there is a lot of geographical Fragmentation at Soc Gen

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      Société Générale2020-03-27

    7. "Best company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chennai
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Société Générale full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Better working environment with good pay

      Cons

      Nothing much.. No good onsite opportunities

      Société Générale2020-03-23

    8. "Good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Technical Support Engineer in Bangalore
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Société Générale full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      1. Good hike and bonus

      Cons

      management is not satisfying enough

      Société Générale2020-03-24

    9. "Very good company"

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      Current Employee - Agriculture Specialist Supervisor in Paris
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Société Générale full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Very international and very organized

      Cons

      Low salary and low diversity

      Société Générale2020-03-22

    10. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Société Générale full-time

      Pros

      Good exposure towards banking industry

      Cons

      Management issues and lacking of vision

      Société Générale2020-03-22
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