Great company but flaws are visible - Employee GLG Employee Review

3.0
Mar 15, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing atmosphere, really smart people, strong senior leadership in some teams more than others. Fun place and emphasis on learning and developing. Really really smart people keep getting hired (although there is the occasional mis-step). Office is exceptional and perks are great. Often get to meet clients in the office. Work is hard but rewarding, smart people rise to the top. I really don’t get the people who vent after leaving as we have seen recently, it tarnishes their legacy and is not constructive in any way. I personally like it here. But...

Cons

Lots of process roll out but very little actual leadership at the very top in EMEA despite next levels trying valiantly IMO and clearly being hindered with lack of purpose. Main people (all men btw) all have offices and are never seen on the floor. Senior leadership keeps swooping in with no real engagement amongst the troops on the ground (CEO and CTO are notable exceptions though - they are impressive).

Explore other reviews about GLG

5.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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.

1.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not applicable at all (truly)

Cons

Genuinely I don’t know where to start. I’ve submitted and deleted two reviews in the past 3 months alone. On the surface GLG seems like the place to be to learn from members and executives, but just give it a little bit of time and you’ll quickly see how obvious the cracks are. The culture here is so toxic, managers either do not know or don’t want to delegate project work so you’ll find yourself getting whiplash just trying to get information related to your job from your OWN BOSS. At the same time everyone you interact with is the epitome of “that’s not my job”. The executive leadership team is a mean girls club made up entirely of friends of friends who have their direct reports working well into the night to pull things together so that they look good. The “motivators” the executives use is truly bullying (like constantly pulling up your job description to purposefully make you look and feel small) any other organization would identify making your employees purposely feel stupid and shut down as straight bullying. It’s truly no surprise that you will regularly see employees crying in the hallways. I have never seen a leadership team this incompetent.

3
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All