Goldman Sachs reviews

The work environment is incredibly intense and needlessly so. Management does not take a long view but rather jumps from one crisis to the next. Teams are short staffed which contributes to the constant need to put out fires rather than think about mitigating risk long term. In order to get a promotion, you need to play the politics game. Unfortunately there are some toxic individuals in senior leadership who will prevent anyone but their favorites from being promoted/get raises. Just doing a good job will not get you ahead -- you will need to lobby for promotions and raises.

Pay is subpar but expect to work 80-100 weeks and weekends and holidays. Tech is subpar but expect to deliver a huge amount of work in a short time. Company claims to ‘hear you’ but expect nothing to change. This job is challenging and can be rewarding but that quickly fizzles when you are earning $50k/year for 100 work weeks. If you live to work this is the place for you. If you want to work to live your life, get out of there.