Baillie Gifford Reviews
Updated 23 Feb 2021
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Approve of CEO
Charles Plowden and Andrew Telfer
27 Ratings
Pros
"Has lunchtime clubs such as the monthly run club which enforces the culture of the company of having a good work/life balance" (in 18 reviews)
"The company has a great culture" (in 4 reviews)
Cons
"Too Edinburgh based, wished they had bigger offices elsewhere" (in 5 reviews)
"Lack of diversity within partnership - has been identified as an area for attention and efforts are being made to improve this" (in 3 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Really look after their staff and seem to have their best interests in mind
Cons
None that I can think of
"A culture like no other"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Baillie Gifford full-time for less than a year
Pros
Family like community feel Great work life balance and flexibility Ability to lateral within the firm to other roles and departments Always willing to invest the time and effort in training you
Cons
Slow progression, the hierarchy model needs to change. It looks like a flat structure but is in fact a large base with a very small number of people sitting on top. No other negatives though
Continue reading"Fund Administrator"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time
Pros
Great, flexible, nice working environment
Cons
No cons to add as looking good
"Great company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great culture, cares about employees. Good wage
Cons
Nothing bad can say about company
Pros
great colleagues, good place to work
Cons
not really any at all
"A great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
BG genuinely takes a long-term view of the interests of clients and employees. Steadily becoming more diverse.
Cons
It's grown fast, and that makes it harder to get things done.
"Amazing place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time
Pros
Work life balance and salary are fantastic
Cons
I can’t think of any cons, great place to work
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time
Pros
The company has a great culture
Cons
There are no cons to this company
- Helpful (1)
Pros
Good British Tea for everyone
Cons
Coffee machine in pantry broken
"Excellent company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time
Pros
- Good culture - Flexible working
Cons
- Sometimes too set in their ways
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