Goldman Sachs reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(19,428 total reviews)
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David M. Solomon

63% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Goldman Sachs has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goldman Sachs 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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1.0
Jun 21, 2022

Work somewhere else

Recommend
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Pros

You can get promoted super fast if you work hard

Cons

Pay is way too low. Environment is horrible. Go somewhere else.

1.0
Jun 30, 2019

Analyst

Recommend
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Pros

Great name to put on a resume

Cons

-Pretty girls are treated like bad by the older women and are harassed by the men. -5 weeks vacation is discouraged from being used. -Leadership feels threatened by analysts. -Favoritism by race is a clear agenda. -department mobility is a lie during recruitment process. -communication is terrible, watch out for managers to scapegoat younger employees.

2.0
Aug 19, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Middle management is good They are open about your pay and bonuses (This doesn't mean they pay well) Plenty of office events (Lunch's, Christmas Party, tax dinners) You have Goldman's name on your resume You have 3-5 years before you have to worry about building your book

Cons

-Possibly the worst idea was for Goldman to acquire Ayco- This boutique firm has now turned into a nightmare trying to follow all Goldman procedures while having no benefits or communication from Goldman. We are stuck with their systems and standards without actually being a part of them. -Computer systems and programs still stuck in the 80's. The amount of paperwork needed to be done to change a client's phone number is laughable. -Office atmosphere is very political. Everyone's always worried about bonuses/raises and promotions - There is a mass exit of analysts every couple of years and the employees left are forced to pick up the slack without seeing the right compensation. - You're "expected" to come in on weekends and work late when there is really not much for you to do. - Don't let them fool you with their promotion structure because you don't make that much more money, you're just given a lot more responsibility. - A lot of your compensation is dependant on what your account manager decides to give you in "bonuses" based on his/her book. - Old boy's club. Men in this company go play golf together during office hours. Not a lot of women are hired. -High turnover

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