Ryan reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,952 total reviews)
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G. Brint Ryan

93% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ryan has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,952 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Ryan 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
Dec 9, 2016

Bring Back Meritocracy!

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Pros

Like many reviews state if you get put on a high performing team you will make decent bonuses, however it really depends on luck for what team you end up on. The employees are hard working and are willing to help each other out.

Cons

The main issue with this company is mid to upper management. Employees that were great at the technical aspects of the non-management positions were promoted to management, however they lack the skill set to be managers. These managers are kept because they at the end of the day bring in the money. This may work in the short term but eventually enough people will know that working for Ryan is not best for their career or professional growth because the managers don't know how to manage their teams or develop employee skills effectively. To resolve the currently dissatisfied employees, the CEO offered anyone not happy to work for Ryan the opportunity to leave with double severance in October 2016. 53 employees took him up on his offer or about 3% of their US employees. This is a fact they don't advertise when they are touting Ryan as a great place to work.

1.0
Dec 8, 2016

Toxic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most of the office are wonderful people. Flexibility of work schedule.

Cons

Extremely low/non-existent morale. Employees are not empowered. Management is unprofessional and unapproachable. I worked for a manager who bullies their entire team. My manager assaulted me during a meeting in front of another co-worker. My manager supplemented an employee's bonus by writing a personal check. When candidates would come in to interview, the managing principal would say they didn't need to talk to the candidate because they already saw what they looked like.

2.0
Jun 2, 2016

Consultant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Flexible work hours -Good starting pay -Decent benefit package

Cons

-MyRyan = 0 work-life balance -Bonus structure cultivates a very competitive and sometime hostile working environment. -Management only care about reaching their benchmarks and making their bonuses. They care less about your development. -Minimum to none pay raise annually This company is going downhill. When I first started, they had this big goal of becoming a billion dollar firm by 2018. Now it looks like everything is falling apart.

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Thank you for your feedback. Ryan is wired for those with a pioneering, indomitable, entrepreneurial spirit. This is why myRyan, our award-winning work environment, which focuses on results, not hours worked, has been so remarkably successful. We consistently receive feedback about how the flexibility afforded by myRyan has empowered our employees to truly find work-life success. Ryan also takes great pride in employee development, supported by required annual learning hours and backed by several learning and engagement awards. We are committed to provide employees with a myriad of in-person and online training opportunities designed to help propel and enhance their careers. Annual pay raises are determined by employee and company performance, and are consistently above industry average. Ryan continues to enjoy unprecedented financial success, as well as the best client satisfaction scores in the history of the Firm. We wish you the best in your new endeavors.
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