Pros
- given a lot of responsibility and exposure at a very junior level - shape your own career - but caveat this with, you can only do this with 'a network' - private medical benefits - under the right people, you will fly
Cons
- too much of the 'in crowd' mentality rather than on performance - so if you aren't GS through and through, this will be a huge barrier to overcome - under the wrong manager it is hell on Earth - you can have worked so hard but if the manager wants to not compensate you vs their favourites, they won't - too many white men / women in powerful positions - old boys club - no black partner in EMEA so not enough differentiation in senior management population - HR regional differences i.e EMEA too conservative vs US HQ - look at diversity as a tickbox / PR stunt - internally not great - talkers go very far - pointless reorgs that frustrate and confuse everyone - aren't executed well and 'cogs in big machine' left to deal with it - the name doesn't mean what it did anymore - comp not reflective of firms performance - readjusted comp system which is geared towards favouritism (white people winning all situations)