A great firm to work for if you don't have a soul - Research Operations GLG Employee Review

1.0
11 Aug 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I would say the main pro is that the new office allows you to work a good physical distance away from upper management who tend to be micromanagers. I also heard the many new small rooms have been great for people to cry in, as well as the bathrooms. People who drink the GLG Kool-Aid and financial goals (which are always ambiguously defined with any revenue plans resting on the shoulders of severely overworked and underpaid twenty something year olds).

Cons

If hell had a sad, bleek dungeon, that dungeon would be called GLG. This corporation does not care about its employees. I was on a team that on averaged worked 60 hours a week (on a good week). We were treated like work horses, but even worse-- we were paid an incredibly low salary and told it was "great" and normal to be working overtime. It wasn't so great to hear friends who were denied a single vacation day by managers for YEARS because "flex time off" comes with the contingency that your manager is a responsible human being and allows their hard worker employee to take a break. It wasn't so great to hear the majority of my coworkers working late nights and weekends while put under abundant amount of pressure by a boss who set teams up for failure while others were put in positions to be successful. It wasn't so great to see an entire branch of the firm receive a trip to free trip to CANCUN for doing the SAME EXACT WORK as EVERYONE ELSE in the firm while others doing the same worked watched. It wasn't equally great to know that you don't get to chose what accounts or teams you are on, which dictates your success in the firm in terms of promotions, salaries, and bonuses (I believe that's called structural inequality). The list goes on but I'll stop there.

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5.0
31 Mar 2026
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Pros

Amazing people - lots of reviews say that because it's true. You'll work with smart, genuine, hard working humans. Good benefits and perks. Interesting events and opportunities to learn. Overall, a good place to start your career!

Cons

Very fast-paced environment which definitely isn't for everyone. Lots of necessary change.

2.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

People at the peer level are great and you learn about some interesting industries

Cons

This is the worst place I have ever worked. Management does not care about you. They put on a front, but push and push and ask for more no matter how hard you work. You can be a top performer, but if you leave on time to go home they're not happy. It's never enough and the work never ends. It's just not worth it.

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