5.0
Nov 14, 2017
Former employee, more than 1 year
San Francisco, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
-People. Incredibly smart and hard-working people. Bankers in the SF group were generally pretty humble (for finance) -Good deal flow. Being in the SF IBD office, you get to work on some of the world's most high-profile transactions -Culture. The GS culture is about working smart, working hard, being positive and professional. I never saw anyone really get yelled at.
Cons
-Hours. I heard it's gotten better now, but if you sign-up to be an i-banking analyst, you will be working extremely long hours (unpredictable hours, work during weekends and holidays, hard to plan dinners and trips with friends). E.g. I was happy if I got home at midnight and could do my laundry.