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Charles Plowden and Andrew Telfer
9 Ratings
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"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time
Pros
Great culture, interesting work and people
Cons
Scottish weather, pay can be a bit opaque
Baillie Gifford 2018-04-05 13:50 PDT![Baillie Gifford Logo]()
"Great Place to Work"
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I have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Amazing work life balance, a firm which is true to its ethos (supporting creativity etc.)
Cons
Getting used to Scottish weather and a city which is new to many
Baillie Gifford 2018-04-21 02:48 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Baillie Gifford full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Very open minded, lots going on, very supportive of staff
Cons
Staff don't leave, so some staff are a bit institutionalised
Baillie Gifford 2017-12-17 06:56 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Mixed"
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Pros
Generous bonus (even for people that under-perform), pleasant offices, super polite culture, successful at what they do so very secure, generous training provision
Cons
A lot of dead wood clogging promotion opportunities, lacklustre approach to performance management and career development, inward looking, unnecessarily slow moving
Baillie Gifford 2017-10-13 14:05 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Corporate culture, partnership structure, excellent career development and consideration for work-life balance.
Cons
Lack of diversity within partnership - has been identified as an area for attention and efforts are being made to improve this.
Baillie Gifford 2017-09-07 07:05 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Job Satisfaction"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The firm looks after its employees - it feels like a nice place to work. The rewards for hard work are there.
Cons
Nothing of note at this point.
Advice to Management
No advice at this current stage.
Baillie Gifford 2017-08-07 01:10 PDT![Baillie Gifford Logo]()
"Great company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Baillie Gifford full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Good work/life balance
- Good remuneration
- Nice offices with free coffeeCons
- Not many to speak of
Baillie Gifford 2017-04-05 13:41 PDT![Baillie Gifford Logo]()
"Summer Intern"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
The company has a great culture and unparalleled work-life balance
Cons
Very few, great programme. Internships are usually long, some 3 months plus and hence a few could see that as a downside but to most should be positive.
Baillie Gifford 2017-03-16 02:58 PDT![Baillie Gifford Logo]()
"Administration dept"
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Pros
Work life balance, salary and bonus structure
Cons
Lack of promotion prospects within flat org structure
Baillie Gifford 2016-11-23 12:15 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Summer Student Programme"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Great place to work, hoping to come back as a Graduate.
Cons
As a summer student there was sometimes a lack of work but still great experience.
Baillie Gifford 2016-11-01 08:40 PDT
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