GLG reviews

2.6

23% would recommend to a friend

(2,268 total reviews)
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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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4.0
Apr 12, 2016

Fun place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very smart people - always working on very interesting things. Great coffee bar and very nice office space. Seem to be investing more in its people (GLGers) which is great.

Cons

Sometimes use the cool office space as replacement for culture and engagement. Collaborative work environment / layout does not always support collaboration - people sometimes don't get out of their seat to talk to someone else.

2.0
Apr 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunity to speak with KOLs in various fields but only at a superficial level. You are left on your own to do work a majority of the time. The new office space (Austin) design seemed exciting. The general teams (hedge funds, IBIM) seemed to very much enjoy their job and the company. Gentry is a great manager and an asset for GLG.

Cons

Unfortunately, the cons grossly outweighed any benefit that the company could provide. First, this job is not for anyone with more than 2 years of experience post-grad. If you have more experience, you will not learn any new soft skills which is what this position primarily improves. In addition, you will not be given any harder tasks or harder projects due to your experience. This is because frankly, there isn't anything that is very difficult. The learning curve is extremely short and then you will be bored. Second, avoid any of the positions that are directly related to an industry (healthcare, energy and industrials, technology media and telecom). These positions have some of the worst management in the company who simply do not have the ability to manage a team and nurture it to growth. The healthcare team in particular was losing team members quickly and ferociously due to a lack of management and appreciation (specifically from NY). Third, the payment structure is silly and the employee review portion is incredibly antiquated and inaccurate. You are asked to keep track of all of your accomplishments from the year and write them up in a meaningful way so that you even have a chance of a bonus. The managers only mention the most recent events which is the major downfall of employee reviews in the first place. There is little in the way of true constructive criticism.

3.0
Mar 29, 2016

Creative

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Highly intelligent, ambitious collection of people striving to always be at the top of their game.

Cons

Very business professional, not the typical creative environment. Competitive, not very friendly/congenial environment.

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