Goldman Sachs reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(19,480 total reviews)
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David M. Solomon

64% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Goldman Sachs has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19,480 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goldman Sachs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
4.0
Jul 23, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

* smart colleagues, competitive but good for type A * if you have patience and are a performer in your task, you will get rewarded * compensation has been very good, no complaints if you believe in work rendered=work paid * if you are senior enough, proactive enough and have demonstrated a track record of sorts, senior management will support new efforts

Cons

* you are on call always, firm owns your life (but only fair if they are paying that much and if you enjoy what you do this is not a problem) * you need to perform * big firm means that it is very hard to be jack of all trades, start up kind of person (this is why I left, my own personal desire to be in a smaller environment) * you can be in a friendly group or unfriendly group, you need to pick the group you join carefully

4.0
Jul 22, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Hard working coworkers help motivate you to perform your best. There are many smart people to learn from, and they are generally willing to help you. Very structured approach for incoming graduates and interns to take advantage of every opportunity.

Cons

Intense work day. When you're there, you're working. Everyone is extremely ambitious which makes it competitive and somewhat self oriented.

3.0
Jul 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Work with very intelligent people on high impact projects. Very results oriented atmosphere. Fast paced and interesting work. Good benefits.

Cons

As technologist, tend to feel like second class citizen. Viewed as cost rather than adding value, often contributions aren't recognized. Work very hard.

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