Is GLG a good company to work for?

GLG has an overall rating of 2.6 out of 5, based on over 2,592 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months. 24% of employees would recommend working at GLG to a friend and 20% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about GLG have been left by employees working as Intern , Council Member and Vice President .

Does GLG pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GLG employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GLG. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GLG?

24% of GLG employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GLG 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GLG?

Senior Associate (255) , Associate (160) , Research Manager (136) , Manager (125) , Client Solutions Associate (112) , Senior Client Solutions Associate (74) , Client Solutions Manager (53) , Consultant (47) , Senior Manager (43) , Vice President (39) , Research Associate (38) , Business Development Manager (33) , Intern (31) , Analyst (30) , Senior Research Associate (26)

What are the pros of working at GLG according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and be in the office with and usually pretty flexible about in office time" ((in 275 reviews)); "Workplace culture was Good and inclusive" ((in 136 reviews)); "Great colleagues & teammates who are in the trenches with you" ((in 115 reviews)); "Good benefits and culture." ((in 83 reviews)); "Loved the team and the research division was great" ((in 77 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GLG according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and leaders ." ((in 146 reviews)); "No work life balance (8:30" ((in 103 reviews)); "management are shambles and hr simply does not care as they only want to impress senior leadership." ((in 92 reviews)); "Your direct manager can be as young as 23 and often no older than 28." ((in 88 reviews)); "Pay is low and company is currently restructuring and not much guidance has been given on this." ((in 72 reviews))

What are employees saying about GLG layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GLG layoffs and their outlook for job security at GLG in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GLG locations?

Austin , New York , Philadelphia , Boston , San Francisco , Dallas , Houston , Los Angeles , Tampa , Chicago , Kansas City , Washington , Phila , New Brunswick , Newark , Boise , Salt Lake City , Arlington , Delhi , Buffalo , Brooklyn , Phoenix , Scottsdale , Albuquerque , Asheville , Kernersville , Plano , San Antonio , Austin , Indianapolis

GLG reviews

2.6

24% would recommend to a friend

(359 total reviews)

Gemma Postlethwaite

23% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.3

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

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3.0

May 13, 2014

OK place to start a career, but don't expect to stay long

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits are decent. Many of the skills acquired are transferable to other companies / industries.

Cons

Some of the work can get monotonous, making you feel like a robot. Research Managers are constantly stressed out, placing unnecessary pressure on Associates. They also like to take all the credit for successful projects. Management doesn't seem to think the extremely high turn-over rate for associates is an issue, so they need to work on getting that fixed by creating upward mobility within the organization.

3.0

Feb 4, 2014

A good place to start your career

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Trust shown by the management team, Good work timings, Less work load etc.

Cons

Although the compensation was file. However, my work was not recognized. Same kind of work makes the life monotonous.

3.0

Nov 14, 2013

Great foundation - desperately needs new CEO

Above vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm a senior manager (above VP level) and a core team member. - Generally great core group of people in key positions. Colleagues are bright and ambitious. - Allows for interaction with the best and the brightest, particularly externally with both clients and 'Council Members'. You really get a chance to interact with captains of industry and finance. - Firm is fairly flexible with employees, allows opportunities for those who excel including international experience. - Good overall compensation structure. Not competitive with top levels of finance but otherwise the firm pays a good wage. -

Cons

- Great foundation and seemingly market leader in a great business however this firm has only a few more legs unless something significant happens. CEO has led business for about a decade and has done a good job growing the firm to this size but it is clearly time for a change. - CEO doesn't understand strategy, has no idea how to fully capitalise on the great platform that has been built in today's modern age. Firm itself has no clear strategic vision, just getting by on the wins of yesteryear. - CEO has spent oodles of hard-earned cash on hair-brained schemes that don't make sense and are unconnected to core business. - CEO unable to retain top talent - significant turnover at the senior level.

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Austin, TX

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