Was great once. Now it's not. - Anonymous employee Macquarie Group Employee Review

2.0
Nov 1, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Young culture - Well known brand - Known in the market as difficult to get into, so once in there, you kind of gain a bit of status.

Cons

- Very bad people management. - Team communications appalling. - Some managers - clearly don't know how they got there in the first place. - Departments work in silos and like to own knowledge rather than share. - People like to pass the buck and not take responsibility. - Decisions change all the time. Sometimes very indecisive. - Many things done for the short term. Lack long term vision. - Boys club in many areas, especially at the top. - Pay usually below market while they promise you bonuses which never happen.

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Pros

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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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