Associate - Operations Associate Goldman Sachs Employee Review

4.0
9 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Having Goldman Sachs on your resume is a great asset. Most people think highly about this company because it has been apart of many high profile m&a and ipo deals and is known for its extensive recruiting practices and hardworking culture. So having this brand on your resume will convey many positive qualities to recruiters. If you get an offer here, definitely take it. Once hire, if you do not enjoy working here, stick it out for a few years and then start your search again.

Cons

Goldman Sachs experiences very high turnover and many people, on average, stay with the company for 2-4 years. For example, in my department, in one year, about 5 employees left for other companies. Our department only had 30 people so it was a huge brain drain for us. When I asked my former colleagues on why they left, many of them cited the long hours. Some would work over 80 hours a week and other for over 11 hour days. They said they were unable to see their kids grow up or had healthy issues related to the long work weeks. So know that these long hours aren't for every lifestyle. I believe their workweek is best suited for recent college grads and other individuals who have not yet started a family.

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Pros

You’ll get to work with the latest technologies depending on the team you’re in and also have a decent work-life balance. They give you a good amount of vacation days and let you use them whenever you want. You get to work with people who are good and smart and barely hear of any bad people who make your life hard. Taking internal mobility to other teams would also be super easy out here and they encourage it.

Cons

The pay increases are very bad. As you get promoted and grow, your pay will only increase about 3-5% no matter how good your performance is and you’ll feel like you’re barely beating inflation if you’re lucky. Your pay will be massively under the market for your role. Not to mention, there’s a huge risk of layoffs and it happens twice a year. You’ll end up being a part of it if you’re working from home a lot or express your dissatisfaction with your pay (although they mostly brush it off as a performance or a budget/role issue). The risk you take from the layoffs is not worth the reward you get. If you’re taking this job and reading this review, just consider this job as a stone you can step on while looking for another job to switch to

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