GLG reviews

2.6

23% would recommend to a friend

(2,268 total reviews)
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Gemma Postlethwaite

20% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

GLG has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,268 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GLG employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 4, 2016

Back office sweatshop

Recommend
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Pros

They hire new graduates so GLG can be a good first break if you aren't prepared for the working world after graduation. Austin office is in a decent building in a great location. It all did feel a bit prestigious to me as I was so new out of school.

Cons

Your co-workers are pretty awful people. The office functioned like a high school socially where people were actively and openly mean to each other for reasons as petty as not liking their clothing style. The work is boring and monotonous. It's more like being an administrative assistant than an actual consultant. The Austin office is a corporate sweatshop where new grads are underpaid and spend their day scheduling phone calls.

5.0
Sep 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A growing company headed in the right direction. The company is making the right investments in development and growth after a period of adjusting to compliance challenges that built some bad habits. Large market opportunity. Strong compliance.

Cons

As mentioned the company (probably rightly) is concerned about compliance, which can impact the competitive posture. Also as the company had some doldrums in the mid 2000s the company still has some bad habits which were built in that period, but the right changes are underway. There is a good opportunity to drive change and add lots of value.

5.0
Aug 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I spent nearly 4 years working at GLG and it was a great experience. It is a vibrant company, growing rapidly, with smart management and good morale amongst its employees. The NY office has a cutting edge feel, with radical architecture and lay-out, plus a terrific barista, that give the environment the exciting feel of a high-tech start-up that has arrived. The flexibility that GLG offers its employees to be themselves and have a good work/life balance as they achieve at work is the best I've seen. I am musician outside of work and I was always supported by management and my colleagues and this meant a lot to me. While competition has gotten stronger it was rewarding to work for a company that the market recognized as a cut above the rest. GLG is an incredible place to grow your career and network. I grew directly from learning from my managers, who were fantastic people, and my colleagues, who were smart and intellectually curious.

Cons

GLG is growing rapidly and the pace of change can feel intense, and perhaps that's not for everyone. But if you're a driven person it shouldn't be a bad thing.

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