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72% Recommend to a Friend
68% Approve of CEO
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David M. Solomon
3,052 Ratings
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"Work-life balance is given importance" (in 257 reviews)
"Surrounded by very smart people" (in 886 reviews)
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"Long working hours no work life balance" (in 2055 reviews)
"No work life balance as an analyst" (in 282 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
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Smart people, good exit opportunities
Cons
Some teams have high expectations for amount of work
- Former Employee★★★★★
Could have been better
May 24, 2023 - Software Engineer in Toronto, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great work-life balance if it's what you're looking for
Cons
Again, a great work-life balance also means you won't learn or grow much from work, and it's likely you'll become easily replaceable soon
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Your experience will depend on your team
Apr 10, 2023 - Associate Software Engineer in Toronto, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Competitive pay, 85th to 90th percentile - Brand value for your resume
Cons
- Legacy code in most cases - Not too tech focused as they appear to be - Long hours, 60 hour work weeks are normal
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Don't know ow but don't care
Mar 25, 2023 - Occupational Therapist in Kingston, NSRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Lots of gold growth and work
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Has lots of things that are I teresting
- Current Employee★★★★★
Financial analyst
Feb 11, 2023 - Senior Financial Analyst in Ottawa, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
High paid job with freedom
Cons
Hard and stressful and long hours
- Former Employee★★★★★
Good learning curve, toxic work culture
Dec 29, 2022 - Equity Research AnalystRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Great place to start your career, in terms of quality of work allowed to handle right from the beginning - Great mentorship - given the quality of people at every level of seniority
Cons
- Seeing is believing, gotta be a shower and not just be good at your work
- Current Employee★★★★★
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They have to double the
Cons
The first typhoon of this
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good $$. Long hours. Love David.
Cons
WLB. David Solomon & Co should revise their terms.
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
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Excellent learning opportunities, upgrade to profile every 6 months, access to experienced leaders and mentors, great exposure to regulatory landscape across the globe
Cons
Can get a bit hectic, temporary resource crunch during hiring phase
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Good base pay and office layout
Cons
To many hours that I had to work
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Goldman Sachs has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 16,649 reviews left anonymously by employees. 72% of employees would recommend working at Goldman Sachs to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
72% of Goldman Sachs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Goldman Sachs 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
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