Technology Analyst - Technology Analyst Goldman Sachs Employee Review

3.0
25 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you get a good team you're set. Make sure you get a good idea of EXACTLY which division you'll be in and your team's work culture. Goldman is a totally different company depending on where you get placed. The right team will land you great hours and promotion/bonuses. Most teams will not be this kind of team so be incredibly meticulous when considering an offer. An Okay place to work that will be Okay for your career and will pay just Okay.

Cons

Most teams are not good teams. Some teams will work much longer hours than your normal 9-6, usually with managers who don't make an attempt to connect with their employees and wind up with unreasonable expectations. Tech is not respected nor compensated very well. Goldman has built a good brand but joining goldman tech will never make you rich. Period. Almost all the tech management comes from Strats and tech bonuses aren't even remotely close to the other divisions'. Most tech teams will not make you a good engineer. Goldman Tech is all about learning the business. If you ever try to find a job after GS nothing you learn at GS will be useful. Slang is not useful except in other banks that pay similarly poorly. You'll spend a huge amount of time in meetings discussing small details and requirements. GS tech is almost exactly how you'd imagine a bank's tech division: slow and mostly outdated. An Okay place to work that will be Okay for your career and will pay just Okay.

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Pros

You’ll get to work with the latest technologies depending on the team you’re in and also have a decent work-life balance. They give you a good amount of vacation days and let you use them whenever you want. You get to work with people who are good and smart and barely hear of any bad people who make your life hard. Taking internal mobility to other teams would also be super easy out here and they encourage it.

Cons

The pay increases are very bad. As you get promoted and grow, your pay will only increase about 3-5% no matter how good your performance is and you’ll feel like you’re barely beating inflation if you’re lucky. Your pay will be massively under the market for your role. Not to mention, there’s a huge risk of layoffs and it happens twice a year. You’ll end up being a part of it if you’re working from home a lot or express your dissatisfaction with your pay (although they mostly brush it off as a performance or a budget/role issue). The risk you take from the layoffs is not worth the reward you get. If you’re taking this job and reading this review, just consider this job as a stone you can step on while looking for another job to switch to

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