Good starter job, no transparency and no future for senior roles - Senior Account Manager GLG Employee Review

2.0
1 Jun 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Great team and great product - Awesome networking! If you’re good at your job your clients will poach you and we had an impressive Rolodex of big names - Consultative selling experience so you’ll have recruiters reach out to you if you’re in sales because it’s seen as more difficult to master than product sales

Cons

There is no transparency at the company — we sit through town halls where a board of old white male execs play Journey songs and talk about “magic” and “people-centric values.” The sad reality is you’re just a work horse. I was told I was the highest performer, even given the highest quota of annual revenue to bring in for my Business Unit by the company (which doubled between 2020 and 2021 at the company’s SOLE discretion) but the other leads were white, 20 years my senior and had a lower quota (by 2 MILLION) and were being paid 50% more than me. They also managed teams smaller than me and came to me for management advice... When I broached this with management, my new manager’s response was “That’s all I can get you.” No discussion around HOW I can get to equal pay, or how I can move forward. GLG loves to talk about its progressive support for Diversity and Inclusion, they’ll host talks (which is great!) and open town halls with more white execs expressing their sadness at our minority experience but when given the actual chance to step up and be an agent of change - to lessen wage gaps, to elevate minority voices, to simply just care on a human level... management is suddenly quiet, no more journey songs, no more tunes of magic or concern — just “this is what you get.”

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5.0
31 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people - lots of reviews say that because it's true. You'll work with smart, genuine, hard working humans. Good benefits and perks. Interesting events and opportunities to learn. Overall, a good place to start your career!

Cons

Very fast-paced environment which definitely isn't for everyone. Lots of necessary change.

1.0
14 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good colleagues, arguably a good job post college (for like a year MAX)

Cons

I cannot stress enough how terrible this company is. Spent 5 years there, and watched it go further downhill every year. You leave with only soft skills (if that), and 0 actual industry knowledge. Seriously, you leave only knowing a bunch of Hocus Pocus. I am really surprised this company hasn't been bought yet. Or merged. On my team alone, we lost 7 out of our 9 managers since January... either due to layoffs or them quitting. Pay is low. There are no bonuses and it's very difficult to get a raise. 90k in NYC is poverty. There are bright people that come in with Masters, and PhDs, and MBAs -- handing them 90k is insulting.

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