Pros
Great benefits and Salary. Very organised company working with highly intelligent people. Challenging and a fast pace environment. HR/ Compliance and Management are some of the best teams I've ever worked with. Assistant's stick together (you kind of have to!) and support each other. Good assistant manager.
Cons
Long working hours, most people never take breaks. Culture can be very old-fashioned depending on what department you work in and what people you work for. My biggest issue since working at Goldman Sachs is not being made to feel part of the company. Assistant's are very much overlooked by most bankers, and are seen as 'non-revenue employees', which is far from the truth. Most days I feel like dirt on the end of someone's shoe. There is definitely a 'class discrimination' at GS, not only with assistants but bankers as well. Most people say you end up feeling like a robot...There isn't much office culture. Not that most people wouldn't want it, but because 1- everyone is so busy no one can look up from their screens. 2- management do not participate or encourage team exercises, or occasional 'fun' on the floor. The company is not for everyone, but if you can switch off work/ home life easily then the company may work for you.