A good place to start out, good people, but need to get used to change - Research Manager GLG Employee Review

4.0
Mar 12, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

-you'll learn a lot and gain client-facing experience early in your career -gain valuable exposure to industry leaders in the form of Council Members -gain inside knowledge of how companies view and conduct their research -highly transferrable skills - good also if your eventual goal is a transition into grad school (business, law, med or some other master's program) -can achieve management experience much earlier than at other companies (sometimes as early as age 25-26) -great, friendly, and generally intellectually curious people

Cons

-they are constantly changing their team structures, making it difficult to identify good mentorship or gain any sort of stability in your role -they claim pay is competitive but in my experience, it is a bit lower than what other research firms pay (though not bad) -with young(er) managers comes growing pains

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
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Pros

Amazing people - lots of reviews say that because it's true. You'll work with smart, genuine, hard working humans. Good benefits and perks. Interesting events and opportunities to learn. Overall, a good place to start your career!

Cons

Very fast-paced environment which definitely isn't for everyone. Lots of necessary change.

2.0
Jun 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great co-workers, solid healthcare plans (with transgender coverage!) and excellent leave policies.

Cons

Five or six years ago GLG was an incredible place to work. It was inclusive and fun. Then Paul Todd left and everything went downhill so fast it gave me whiplash. New CHRO was a buddy of the new CEOs and the nepo hires continued from there. So many RIFs that the teams are all skeletal, and everything that made the amazing culture at GLG disappeared. I may recommend GLG for a new grad desperate for something to put on their resume, it’s probably fine for that. As far as the company I loved and genuinely enjoyed being a part of? Well that’s long dead. Management is catty and they’re all watching their own backs, everyone is working scared and willing to push anyone else under the bus.

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