Pros
-GLG is in a somewhat unique market and, while it's not perhaps the most interesting thing, GLG does it better than anyone. Our competitors are cheaper and faster because they don't care about niceties like compliance, which will come back to bite them all. -Management listens to employees - they recently started a 401k match, for example. I feel like I could walk up to anyone - CEO, CFO, CIO - and ask questions or bring up an issue and a suggested resolution, and they would listen. -Virtually everyone I work with is friendly, fun, smart, and always willing to help others. -Work/life balance is overall very good for being involved with Wall St.
Kontras
-The job is overall not intellectually challenging.There's lots of talk about how Research Managers are intimately involved with clients' research processes and are vital partners who need to have a lot of subject matter expertise. More than anything, I feel like a glorified secretary since 30% of my job is scheduling phone calls for clients (and then rescheduling them when the client cancels at the last minute and having to calm down an irate Council Member who had been planning on having a call in five minutes). Clients view GLG as a vendor, nothing more. -Another 30% of my job is searching our database for people a client might want to talk to. This does not require an advanced degree. -The physical office is a little embarrassing to bring clients to - rather run down and crowded. And the bathrooms are gross. Fortunately, we are moving to a new office later this summer. -Salaries seem a little low for NYC