GAIN Capital Employee Reviews about "management team"

Pros

Complete chaos and no strategic long term vision allows a motivated person to learn a lot about multiple systems (exp salesforce, platforms, etc) in a short period of time. But its because something is always "on fire" and the fire needs to be put out.

Cons

But any motivated individual who takes pride in their career will be miserable here. This company has laid off dozens of people who build it in the success story it was in 2015- while hiring ineffective people in overseas offices. Its hard to imagine a company valuing employees less. What the VP and up level have done here is basically criminal. They aren't hiring because the management team has done a terrible job there is no $. But still- avoid at all costs or if you are a current employee GET OUT! Also don't rely on HR for anything.

Pros

Friend college Do the job and you will get paid Good compliance and you are doing the right thing in the industry It really down to who is your manager

Cons

Very difficult to makes any change, especially the fault in the system Decision seems to be made based on the money make, not customer experience Some management seems to have little to zero knowledge about product, especially compare to the industry wide Some management / team only seems care about their KPI and bonus, which their decision making is been lead. While have the hard compliance system, people do not understand and necessary but digging holes in the system, while their manager do not care as it boost their KPI and Bonus, against the company benefit

Pros

You have the privilege of boasting to your friends and family that you are employed.

Cons

If you are looking for a management team embodying the motto 'you are expendable', look no further. Gain will neither invest in you, nurture your talent, reward your hard work nor see any worth in you at all. Frankly, they are not sure why they even hired you in the first place. This is a chaotic and highly dysfunctional culture with each employee attempting to survive yet another day, week, month and year from witchhunts that permeate the ranks particularly when something inexplicably may not align with ill-conceived planning, unreasonable expectations and crude methodologies. Did I mention zero accountability, decency and respect by senior leadership? These are all foreign notions to each of them. If you care at all about your mental health and professional reputation, bypass this place. It is vitriolic.

Pros

Junior staff by and large are very nice and helpful.

Cons

Very negative work environment. Absolutely no focus on goal setting, vision, leadership or employee development. Staff below management level are miserable and openly job hunting. Management members have no clue how to lead or manage people. Company performance is dismal, as evidenced by plummeting stock price since the company went public two years ago. They brought in a consultant to try to fix the broken culture, but minimal support from management team members means very little chance of change.

Pros

Gain is filled with great people, beautiful women, hard workers, fun and young professionals. Some of middle management cares about their employees. Advancement within the company is possible if you work hard and get the right boss.

Cons

Greedy, selfish and clueless Sr. Management team. Bonuses and raises have nothing to do with actual performance and everything to do with who you kiss ass to and who you report to. Salaries are completely inconsistent throughout the company. There are very few quality managers who have any idea how to properly manage people.