Think twice before you join them. You may be OK for a while but don't stay too long or you will turn into one of them - Software Engineer Goldman Sachs Employee Review

2.0
Aug 25, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay. Looks good on your resume. Up to date with technical trends. Focus on technology. You get to work with some very competent people and learn a lot.

Cons

It's a toxic culture. It's like swimming with the sharks. You sink or swim. It doesn't matter if you're good or bad at what you do. You have to literally be a shark to survive in that world. People will step on your face and crush you to impress the next middle manager up the line. OK, they pay really well if you climb up the ladder, but you have to be willing to sell your soul to the devil.

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