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      Baird

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      Baird reviews

      4.2

      90% would recommend to a friend

      (657 total reviews)
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      Steven Booth

      96% approve of CEO

      88% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Senior management

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      Baird has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 657 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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      657 reviews
      4.0
      Nov 19, 2019

      Amazing place to work!

      Client assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of room for lateral growth.

      Cons

      It can feel cliquey at times, but that is the case with many companies.

      5.0
      Feb 5, 2019

      If you want to be an investment banker in Chicago, Baird is the place to be

      Investment banking associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      100% cash compensation, Baird Scholar program (one of the few remaining companies that will pay for you to get your MBA - full time), culture really does hold up (you don’t have to be an a-hole to work in finance), have made concerted effort to improve the junior banker experience (No Saturday work policy, encourage analysts to participate early and often in pitches, client / buyer meetings, etc.). Good benefits for the most part (401k / HSA match, profit sharing).

      Cons

      Nascent mentor program and development / resource database, although management is making conscious effort to improvement both. High copays and trading fees.

      2.0
      Oct 10, 2018

      Fast turn over, no respect for work-life balance of remote team

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In Chicago, close-knit IT team and typically everyone at the branch is very friendly. Free food when there are meetings around. Get to travel with 100% reimbursement for IT related trips. Overall company culture made me "feel" valued as an associate. In Chicago branch you work with the board members and executive leadership and they are all friendly people.

      Cons

      Management has high turn over and they high within the group, no one is truly experienced in a managerial position. Terrible communication from other IT teams when help is needed. Financial companies have the worst mannered clients because they're dealing with their clients' money so any slowdown on IT's end is hurting everyone's bottom line; no one seemed to really care in our IT higher ups. No possibility of moving up or title change, this is based on seniority and proximity to the main branch (in Milwaukee). No one in the IT department adheres to the company culture, repeatedly heard that it was a joke and waste of time.

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