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There _is_ a culture at GS, or any other investment bank, and it is designed to bring in the right sort of people. I never worked at GS, but I do work in finan
by atemerev 10y ago
There _is_ a culture at GS, or any other investment bank, and it is designed to bring in the right sort of people.
I never worked at GS, but I do work in finance and some elements of this culture I enjoy. E.g. at my last place, we had no perks, ping pong tables, gym discounts, fancy office etc. (the office building was cheap ex-factory floor at the suburbs), but the salary was above the market. I liked it, "don't tell me what to do with my money"
- dilemma 10y agoYou're right, all groups of people have norms. I used culture to mean the fluffy, icky, non-true kind of talk about what management values.
- SkyMarshal 10y agoThat was the culture at my first job out of college - no perks, but above-market compensation. I look for that everywhere I work now too, and instituted it at my last startup. Everything else just seems childish cargo-cultish BS by comparison.
- gkop 10y agoUnfortunately in the US the tax system means perks can be substantially advantageous to both the employer and the employee. Otherwise I too would prefer salary over perks.