Stay away, unless you get offered stupid amounts of money - Architect Macquarie Group Employee Review

2.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

They pay good rates to contractors, but only if you negotiate hard before you start. Rate rises are almost non-existent

Cons

Highly unethical company. I felt dirty working for them. Also, they seem to value length of service over competency, so many senior people are just sitting around doing no work waiting for the bonus cheques to roll in. The people who do the hard work rarely get any credit. Also there is a culture of blame, rather than trying to fix problems.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

You are safe if you are Australian or a boot licking Manager/Director. Benefits are great. Free breakfast and lunch.

Cons

Extremely toxic culture especially in the Houston office. Trade compliance systems are a complete joke. They have no way of finding out of a trader is actually committing violations because systems are so bad and lag months back. Lots of image shining to hide the true picture behind closed doors. Do not trust the percentage of Bonus/Raise they pitch you. The bonus is 1% not 10-20% Lots of internal politics, local management keeps promoting each other every year while the rest of the hard workers watch. A little bit of a cult vibe when it comes to culture. Organization loves overstepping boundaries between personal and professional life. They want you to live and breathe Macquarie 24/7/365 Promotion process made extremely complicated for everyone EXCEPT the inner clicks. Annual performance reviews involve baiting each other by asking team members to score you.

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