Goldman Sachs Analyst Crashout
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was a Healthcare and TMT investment banker at Goldman Sachs. And what I saw inside would break most people. We don't talk about how Zoe had a seizure on the floor during our 2023 internship. We don't talk about how one intern flagged it to the staffer - "She isn't doing well." We don't talk about how that intern went back in after it happened and said, "I told you." We don't talk about how he didn't get a return offer. But I will. Because when I came back full-time, I ended up cross-staffed with TMT on a Healthcare-TMT deal. The VP on that deal worked us past the brink. 40-hour stretches. Deliverables assigned at midnight, due by 9am. Told I was "good to log off," then punished the next day for needing time to get back to the office. At one point, another analyst was quietly given a day off - 1 wasn't. I reported it. Once. Twice. Three times. No change. When I finally went to the staffer, she yelled: "I don't have time for this!" I resigned shortly after. My bonus was held back. They sent a cease & desist. I'm 23, broke, and facing court over my apartment. But I have my voice. And I'm not afraid of what happens next. Goldman Sachs isn't just a bank. It's the centerpiece of a system that builds prestige off silence - and then dares you to speak. I'm done being silent.
Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with exposing shitty behaviors.
Extremely messed up if true
That said, I don't trust what people post on LinkedIn. If this came from Litquidity or even on here I'd take it more seriously but on LinkedIn, you never know if this was one guy who slipped through the cracks and got fired for performance and now is using "toxic culture" as a way to land on his feet
Not defending toxic cultures at all. My point still stands though. People post anything on LinkedIn to try to be famous.
Good for that guy to expose their toxic culture. The younger generation is much braver to speak up on platforms which is great to see. Although it's still sad that nothing will change. They don't care at all.
Of course it was probably worse than I could imagine (intern at a small boutique), but would you say now it is worth it? I see you're in PE now. Was that your dream role? Are you happy now? Would you do it over again, or would you completely avoid it in the first place? Just curious about your take as FT 2026 recruiting is about to ramp up.
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