Toxic - Senior Manager GLG Employee Review

2.0
Oct 12, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some genuinely smart, kind, collaborative people who work at this company. The non-client facing roles are where most of these people are. There are a good number of employee resources and training opportunities. Mobility opportunities within the company have expanded recently, and communication from the c-suite has been exceptional of late.

Cons

Good people are hard to come by, especially if you are in a client facing role. Most of the client-facing teams are toxic environments. Colleagues that are supposed to be your teammates, particularly upper management (including Sr Managers, Directors, and VPs) will not hesitate for one minute to throw you under the bus and deny any responsibility, regardless of the situation. Doing things the correct way is less important than doing things quickly (speed is always the name of the game, at a cost to everything else). In many roles, there is no regard to work-life balance; 70 hour work weeks have been the norm for the last year for many. On the leadership side, many leaders surround themselves exclusively with yes-people, to the point where exceptional employees who have been in the field for decades are pushed out. A disproportionate amount of leadership are also former consultants, particularly from McKinsey. This results in a lack of diversity of thought and training, as well as creates an exclusive club of high-level leaders that is difficult for non-consultants to penetrate. It also brings into question whether or not there is a ceiling that non-consultants will hit.

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5.0
Mar 31, 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.

1.0
Jun 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good colleagues, arguably a good job post college (for like a year MAX)

Cons

I cannot stress enough how terrible this company is. Spent 5 years there, and watched it go further downhill every year. You leave with only soft skills (if that), and 0 actual industry knowledge. Seriously, you leave only knowing a bunch of Hocus Pocus. I am really surprised this company hasn't been bought yet. Or merged. On my team alone, we lost 7 out of our 9 managers since January... either due to layoffs or them quitting. Pay is low. There are no bonuses and it's very difficult to get a raise. 90k in NYC is poverty. There are bright people that come in with Masters, and PhDs, and MBAs -- handing them 90k is insulting.

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