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Samsung Global Strategy Group

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GSG ruins lives, DO NOT COME HERE - Global Strategist Samsung Global Strategy Group Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You get to travel to interesting places occasionally for projects (though the travel systems are garbage Samsung SDS products and you will lose tons of time and money managing Samsung policies) and wonder at how such a prominent company can survive with universally low quality leadership, disdain for customers, and thousands of employees doing only exactly what their boss tells them.

Cons

This is the biggest post MBA mistake you can make. Do not take this job. Not only will it prevent you from getting your next job, but you will be underutilized (30-40% if you have any consulting background) and be given mostly administrative work (note taking, data collection) for 2 years. Samsung is not respected in tech and it is well known that this role is a non commensurate with other post MBA positions. Your salary and responsibility will not increase on par with your peers after year 1, transition opportunities to other parts of the business are almost universally blocked by Korean HR, and you will work with jerks throughout GSG leadership and the client. I can’t stress enough that they will make any promises they need to get you to Korea and then consistently screw you at every turn once you are there. Roughly 1-5% of people ever transition back to their home country (only after 5-7 years), 50% of the last class left before 2-year contract completion, with only a handful staying for additional time. The people who stay at GSG are either Europeans who cannot get a higher paying job back home or people who have stayed so long that they are unmarketable. Pro tip: if the only thing keeping people somewhere is free housing and pay, they’re probably not great to work with.

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5.0
11 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great culture and team there

Cons

The hours are very long there

5.0
29 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I genuinely don't understand some of these reviews. I think GSG is a great place to be. I did consulting before business school and in general the type of work is very similar except more strategic and visible, and the hours are much better. Lots to like. I think some of the reviews on here are from people who either 1. Had unrealistic expectations of their post business school jobs and are upset about it (which happens in almost every post business school job, especially consulting), or 2. They have never lived or worked in Asia, so they freaked out when Samsung did things differently then their last company in the US

Cons

The hours are good but not as good as they claim (in my experience) Upward mobility options are limited Living in Korea can get annoying and hot

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