Bureaucracy over brains - Analyst William Blair Employee Review

2.0
Feb 14, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Easy hours, 3 weeks vacation to start and profit sharing, 401k matching and insurance..most people are pleasant to work with.

Cons

Management is unorganized, promotions given off of who you know, HR does not address grievances in office and scheduling vacation is extremely difficult given your manager. Almost every person here was given a sizable quote for bonuses and raises - no one has gotten close to that figure despite overtime, working weekends etc. Departments also snub each other - traders and PCA think they are gods when they are hemorrhaging money.

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5.0
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Pros

Amazing company, good benefits, good people

Cons

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William Blair Response
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Thank you for taking the time to post a review, and we wish you the best in your career at William Blair!
4.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great deal flow. Get to work on some interesting deals and you will learn a lot as a new analyst or graduate. Firm has some amazing senior bankers who are really good at what they do. There's room to develop if you really want to do it. But i can't speak for experienced roles / hires.

Cons

Office politics don't matter as much as an analyst but it's certainly there and you'll notice that. Work could be a lot sometimes (benched marked against investment banking standard) and middle mgmt. is pretty weak. And there's no incentives to fix that because it won't affect topline.

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William Blair Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to post a review, and we wish you the best in your career at William Blair.
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