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Apollo Global Management

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Avoid at all costs - Anonymous employee Apollo Global Management Employee Review

1.0
22 Jun 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Above market pay if you manage to bargain well. Get to work with the smartest and brightest minds of the industry. Good benefits package.

Cons

Cut throat and toxic work culture. They work you to death, very poor work life balance (or just very bad management with unrealistic expectations?!?). If you are at a junior level, you will be used as a tool and not appreciated. They will push all the work to you while your seniors get all the credit. 'Nice' colleagues are not what they seem...too political, selfish, and gossip is rampant. No chance for promotion at junior levels unless you can prove yourself to senior management or have a boss that really supports your growth. Better to join as a director level as you get more exposure, even then there is no guarantee that you will do well due to the politicking. Yikes!

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Thank you for sharing your feedback, we regret to hear about your experience. We continue to work to improve the employee experience for our colleagues of all levels.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Tremendous culture across the firm - everyone truly wants to do what's best for Apollo with no local agendas Industry leading position in a growing industry and a great business model allows Apollo to enjoy sustainable growth Visionary and inspiring CEO with strong leadership Innovation is prized, at the leading edge of AI adoption Very commercial company where decisions are made on merit rather than politics Very welcoming place - great team environment and people genuinely like working with each other Flat organization where leaders are accessible Community-oriented and employees are encouraged to participate in community service Leaders are aware of the details of their business and lead by example

Cons

Not necessarily a con but this is a high-commitment work environment where people really are expected to give 100% day in and day out. The pace of change in focus and priorities is high so people need to be somewhat flexible and willing to pivot in what they are working on.

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