Baird reviews

4.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(659 total reviews)
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Steven Booth

96% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Baird has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 659 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Baird employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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659 reviews
2.0
Mar 1, 2021
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Pros

Benefits, quirky culture, Stated values, Up and coming Firm, Deep Research, Not bad compensation, industry experience

Cons

Can be stressful and demoralizing. You don't really get heard or feel respected. Very low numbers of BIPOC. It seems to be a revolving door. They'll reruit "diversity", but not much being done on the accountabilty front to prevent prejudices, micro-aggressions and lack of opportunities. Yes it's a "best place to work". but when you consider about 95% love working there, but about 5% are BIPOC. You kind of figure out who generally is getting the short end of the stick. Before joining, I actually read a Glassdoor review saying if you try to defend yourself against a prejudiced old man, Baird generally won't put up with it, can't handle it, won't have your back and be against you. I joined anyway. I had to see it for myself. Sometimes you really do learn from others mistakes/experiences. I don't regret it though. Learning experience nonetheless and much gained along the way.

5.0
Feb 28, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Autonomy and trust from all levels, open door policy with all senior managers, full transparency with team on all decisions, openness to change, significant investment in employee development, great work/life balance, and a just a well-rounded, forward-thinking group

Cons

Less employees means higher pay for you, but also means longer hours worked. Typical workday is 7:30-5:30 which makes studying for Series 7, 66, CFA, and/or MBA difficult.

5.0
Feb 27, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great culture with middle of the road base salary

Cons

Midsized company without a tone of exposure but they are getting better.

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