Goldman Sachs "Working Hours Shift" Reviews

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Work Culture, Supportive Team, Flexible timing

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Job Security, mass layoff happened in Jan 2023

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

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Very fast paced environment with brilliant minds all around

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Rigorous work hours

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Work culture.Support

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Working hours gets extended

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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High paying

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Bad work culture and crazy working hours

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Good work culture.

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Sometimes, it might lead to long working hours (on weekends too).

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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Work culture,Office environment

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Long working hours

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Very professional work ethic

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Long working hours

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Culture and people

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Work hours

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

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Well it isn’t always the case even for ED roles (non-trading) at Global Markets in banks like Goldman Sachs and front office teams in London. The threshold is subjective to name it at least. Different for analysts, different for VPs and EDs. I can call myself very lucky as I was offered ED for by HR direct approach last year 2022 , when HR on-board me although: - I was disciplinary terminated by BofA in 15' focusing on the last employer instead, recommendation. Lucky this hasn't impacted my screening, most banks perform much detailed checks further in history! - I'm 100% non-TARGET (Uni, MBAs, background etc)I have low (3.6/5.0)M.Sc. Marketing/Accounting of Eastern Europe non target even there, 2nd degree- but never finished back at home, started ACCA which failed after 1st exam, same goes to FCA etc. An obvious trick was do buy instead MBA(nb fails those!) the cheapest London's MBA(100% pass rates+ CMI incl. for free) nb cares, West London at the end my programme which I had to extended, luckly merged with City Uni - what confused HR as it is still same low quality with other slightly better label). - CMI is the only paper, I have not even being examinable as it was part of my generic MBA bought package and apparently I claim this as the only person at London office Most banks won't even care about those, somehow GS/Morgan HR's need tick this off for any promotion, won't even consider it as any value as you can easily cheat and outsource most assignments to copywriters like most ppl did. Professional qualification in other hand requires sacrifice doing everything all exams by yourself, what was/is challenge for expats not fluent in English. Have you wondered why some EDs having very weak education like me, barely know how to draft an emails and overall suck in communication (now you have an answer) not to mention being threaten by more skilled co-workers? - I don't have Russel Group (UK)/Ivy business diploma – nothing further from this in fact, as I have graduated mediocre accounting major in one of Easter European uni, not even the most competitive major to start with, this doesn't make sense hearing about top schools requirements at all. - My background by no means wasn't Front Office,as I came from generic op. Firmops,CA experience, never been involved in actually sells pitching, direct clients interaction, not like most transfers to FO coming neither Risk or Research, Finance nor Markets exp - I'm not qualified – neither FCA, FRM, ACCA etc, in fact Analyst, Assoc. I supervise are 2x more technical superb than me, as far my +15 YOE middle/ back office operational support goes. I have started ACCA but failed at 1 exam, started FCA but failed, so MBA with impossible to fail(100% successful rate) at West London was my way around, especially as they merged it with City Uni at final study what confused HR even more and giving other label for quality same school instead. - CHEAT TRICK there are MBAs and "MBAs"- I have completed the cheapest (budget limitation and language barrier) non-target (some called it Micky Mouse MBA) London's MBA as typical those throw in meaningless CMI paper incl in price, both nb really cares but HR needs to tick this off – costed +£16k, which was later luckily merged with City Uni.The main requirement was pass basic IELTS test(some might laugh)not like in professional MBA programmes (GMAT) not to mentioning LSE and rest Russel's Group requirements! Most of my colleagues @GS have graduated LSE etc (for £110k-140£k eMBA) however due to language, communication I was also forced to use extensive help copywriters (fiverr, gumtee lots of them to choose from) to pass final result. One of advantages MBA over restrict self-study qualification as many people and alumni was doing the same, due to work commitments or just pure laziness etc. MBAs are more restrictive due to their costs not level, as you won't be banking expert after 12-18mths generic program, of course there are exemptions, not mine.My communication skills although average at the best, I have never studied English language as my 1st foreign language, nor eastern accent luckily hasn't impacted my chances. I know it is huge obstacle in other FS sectors at senior level. Finally if I were representing a different gender, probably not meeting diversity targets (GS it is no surprise aims to influx % women giving us a bit blind eye, I wouldn't stand a chance among male colleagues, with CFAs, LSEs etc) Overall I'm so grateful and happy that I can lead own team and set own targets as well recruit people suitable for business and my management own personal goals. Policy vs reality and discrimination (own interest above company's) "The firm is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified persons …including race, nationality, gender, religion and age." Well dead policy, the reality is other way round. So much depends on people. I'm keep telling friends that in this business critical thinking is disadvantageous, there is no space for too old, too experienced candidates as they tend to create leaderships challenges and raising uncomfortable questions about sense and ways of doing things. Craftsmanship speed, accuracy are the most important in this role alongside soft skills managed ( at the end not the most knowledgeable or skilled got promoted!).I personally tend to recruit only young candidates, who are willing to make effort, work long hours and do not challenge supervisors causing unnecessary fractions. Why I would recruit sb you can possess a threat to my role in first place! Ethics& Integrity vs reality: Neither GS nor my previous bank wouldn't probably mind if I will admit that I've spent few years clamming council social housing benefits as well, living with my further family in their council flat and still work as Director (savings '000 in the process, just using loopholes).I simply used an opportunity as I was learnt doing at work and play the game. To summarize I'm not exactly a raw model for junior colleagues (sometimes) better qualified and technically skilled on the job than me, neither in terms of technicality nor especially ethics at all, but as they came to me and once you are in, who cares! #GoldmanSachs #salesandtrading #globalmarkets #IBD #JPMorgan #Citi @MorganStanley @GoldmanSachs...Read More

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Biases, corporate games, Cut-throat amosphere, fake friendliness

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.