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      Third Bridge

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      Third Bridge reviews

      3.3

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (1,378 total reviews)
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      Emmanuel Tahar

      72% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      Third Bridge has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,378 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Third Bridge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management et conseil aux entreprises industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Jun 5, 2017

      Stressful cold-calling hell

      Research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -The people are all like-minded graduates, very fun to hang out and have a drink with (which you will find you need to, often...) -Job progression is very quick if you play your cards right -Salary is pretty good, and if you hit your targets you get huge bonuses -Lots of free food and booze (which will make you fat but it helps distract you from how awful the job is for a while)

      Cons

      -Work is repetitive and stressful -Management move people about with no care as to how it will impact their working life -Awful work-life balance: Employees are encouraged by the target system to set up projects and answer client calls WAY outside of office hours, e.g. At 11pm, or on a Sunday. -The competition with other businesses is intense, often you lose out on 'points' which will get you to your target just because someone else is cheaper or has more resources -If you don't hit target, which is mostly down to luck and how willing you are to work 12 hour days, you will get put back on probation with unhelpful improvement targets like "Hit target", or "Be more strategic" -Often people get sick because the job is so stressful -The turnover rate of employees is very high, sometimes it's over one person per week -Middle management turnover is very high and this leads to young and inexperienced people leading teams of employees -While the career progression is fast, it doesn't really train you for any other roles, it just gives you "transferable skills" (most of which you have to embellish heavily to convince another employer you didn't just waste the past year of your life in a job that nobody really understands) -There is WAY too much feedback, most of which is unhelpful and leaves you dreading every single meeting with your manager -People are brought to tears every single week in that office

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      Third Bridge Response
      8y
      First, please let us apologize for our delayed response. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with this detailed feedback and for telling us about your experiences at Third Bridge. While we are incredibly saddened to hear that your employment with us was not a great one, this feedback gives us the opportunity to make it right for other Third Bridgers in the future. Third Bridge values the hard work delivered by its employees and we understand that working in the financial research industry is challenging but we never compromise on employees well-being and rights. Any behavior that is deemed inappropriate is always fully investigated by the company to validate the facts (if any), and actions are taken to make sure it does not happen again. We would really love if you would reach out to us at theteam@thirdbridge.com so that we can get some more information from you as to the exact issues and we can appropriately coach those specific managers and if need be make the appropriate changes to ensure we are creating the best work space. Again, we are very appreciative of your feedback and we hope that you take the time to reach out to us. - Team Third Bridge
      2.0
      Jun 4, 2017

      'Only if no other alternative'

      Research analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - By all means: the people you work with. Are all graduates of top universities, multi-lingual and global minded. - Nice office (good location, clean and new). - Opportunity to learn to know a lot of new industries.

      Cons

      - The work is really, and I mean really, boring, but at the same time it is very stressful. - You need to work against - sometimes ridiculous - short deadlines, but your success has a lot to do with how much people you want to cold call in an hour. - You better like cold calling, because that is the only way you will be succeed. - There is an insane amount of gossip on the work chat, mainly by the more 'senior' members. - Don't think this is a job in finance, it is a call center job. - Not very vertical is the same and beware if you are send to the 'wrong' one. You have also no choice at all in that.

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      Third Bridge Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking the time to review Third Bridge here on Glassdoor. We really do appreciate all feedback here and take it seriously. We always value feedback and we are actively engaged in improving the operations. We are actively working to optimize our operating model, support the model with additional staff and, importantly, implement more technology and improve the Triangular system to provide a healthier and rewarding work place where every employee is valued for their hard work. So while you decided to leave our team, know that some of your suggestions have been adopted and we have since then improved our internal systems. Anything that is deemed to be defamatory and/or against the company’s Code of Conduct will be investigated with a zero tolerance approach. Please do send us suggestions for improvement to theteam@thirdbridge.com. Thank you again for your feedback, which has helped to make things better at Third Bridge and we wish you all the best of luck in your new role. - Team Third Bridge
      2.0
      May 31, 2017

      so-so

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - unique exposure to a broad variety of industries and sectors that one would otherwise never come in contact with or learn about. This is often an untapped resource as many focus only on the next project/call/client and miss the bigger picture of the research while trying to hit monthly targets - early access to senior level clients and C-level experts to build your own professional network and develop a lot of soft skills from client/customer communication, negotiation, team work, multitasking to leadership, coaching and presentation skills at later stages towards Senior Associate stages and beyond. This your own hands and you will be given all the resources to meet clients and arrange events IF you ask and present your case sensibly - quick progression in research if both performance and soft skills align making it possible for some to reach a managerial/supervisory role within 2-3 years - very friendly and open culture where employees across different levels and divisions get along and work closely together to build a great atmosphere - management (both senior and mid-level) stays approachable and are easily accessible with a lot of positive drive from the founders and C-level

      Cons

      - work/life balance is often very poor and varies massively depending on the type of client, their deadline and most importantly competitiveness of the project as constant responsiveness and speed are key in beating competitors and as well as earning a bigger bonus. This mostly leads to additional work outside of official work hours, occasionally including weekends and is encouraged and often needed to hit targets. At higher levels it is expected to work heavily on providing constant training and development sessions on top of day-to-day responsibilities, which leads to more additional and often redundant work - compensation is well below average for the industry and sector, especially considering that mostly bi/trilingual graduates from top tier universities are hired. This is one of the reasons for the turnover of staff over time (especially in the first 6-12 months) - leadership and standards/processes vary wildly across different divisions and teams which often leaves above-average employees having to make up the difference in work and performance for underachievers that receive preferential treatment or are simply not trained properly - While a lot of emphasis is placed on giving feedback upward , not a lot of this feedback is ever put into action and rather discussed ad nauseam behind closed doors

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      Third Bridge Response
      8y
      Thank you so very much for taking the time to let us know how you feel about your experience. We are truly sorry to read that you felt that your despite some positive experiences, you did manage to have some negative experiences too, and this is something that we do not want any one of our employees to experience. It is especially disappointing to hear of your experience since as a company we encourage a positive work environment and do reward employees as a recognition for a job well done. While we understand that we are not perfect, we like to think that we are living our values and work ethics to a much greater extent than what you experienced. If you would like to share more about your experience please contact us by emailing theteam@thirdbridge.com so that we can set up a time to talk. Thank you again for the feedback as it helps us make Third Bridge a better place and helps us become more aligned with our purpose and values. - Team Third Bridge
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