Hello I work in ops currently. I make around 6 figures and am able to average 40-50 hrs a week. I was curious if Goldman sachs would be a good move. I am looking at their change management departments Global Banking & Markets. It would pay 40- 50,000 more but I keep seeing horror stories about ops in general particularly goldman sachs, crazy hours 10-12 hour days or 60 hr weeks Right now at Jefferies its not the best but its not bad either. Also I have no desire to go into investment banking, unless it just becomes available which it has before in the past. I just don't want to give my life away regardless of the money. The only issue is I don't want to work for free or below my potential as well. Truthfully I only see myself in financial services for a short period. I am applying for a government job that requires secret clearance and has a long application process. In the meantime, I want to make some money and live comfortably.
Also I get the point that ops is where dreams go to die, I'm at peace with that.
any insight appreciated
Stay where you are
Thank you for the comment. Could you elaborate please? Also to clarify about the jobs, right now I am in the office two days a week. Goldman would have me in 5 I think, but the commute is only 24 minutes.
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Is the work the same? What does change management mean?
It is different work. It is essentially project management except interacting with how the product will effect each business units day to day work and anticipating risks, setting deadlines, removing potential obstacles etcetera. It is very different, right now I work on Syndicated loans and trade support.
Work with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to develop, implement and deliver complex and strategic cross divisional initiatives
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Read my history, goldman ops is purgatory. Imagine hardo culture but in ops. If you try to switch groups you’ll be kicked out of the bank. Glassdoor also has some stories. Stay where you are.
What is change management?
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