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

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
Jan 17, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back culture for an investment bank. Great client exposure. Good people. Good place to learn the business. Solid reputation.

Cons

It's a tough job that requires long hours and you aren't always adequately compensated for it. Less brnad recognition than wall street.

3.0
Jan 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Robert W. Baird does have a relatively reasonable work/life balance. You're not usually working 90 hours/week, and there's really no need for "face-time" and pretend work. Benefits are good; you do get shares in the bank after 3 years, but it's private, so don't expect to sell them on the open market. Tech support and travel are also generally good. If you do work in Milwaukee, you're living the high life, as your salary probably equates to $300K + in New York City. So, overall, if you don't like New York, have a family that you actually want to see, and live like a King in Milwaukee (or a duke in Chicago), it's a good place to be. They also don't do mass lay-offs and other morale-sapping stupidity.

Cons

The firm operates on a Milwaukee pay-scale, which is fine for Milwauke, not so much if you're in Chicago

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