Very political, faceless, bland - Anonymous employee GLG Employee Review

3.0
Sep 18, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I learnt a lot working there – mostly about office politics – but also more valuable things like how to sell ideas, talk to widely different stakeholders, both in terms of culture (offices around the world) and backgrounds.

Cons

There was a lot of backstabbing and weird office politics. Everyone who was there seemed to be playing some sort of high-stakes House of Cards style game of business but the stakes are not that high and the company is just a Dilbert-style faceless corporation with no significant legacy to give to the world in the long-run.

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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

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1.0
Jun 14, 2026
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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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