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33. Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs
Rank: 33 (Previous rank: 23)
What makes it so great?
Even after the negative headlines of the past few years, I am very, very proud to work for the firm. That's the prevailing view of Goldman workers, who call their firm a meritocracy that gets a bad rap from the press.
Headquarters:
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
2010 revenue ($ millions): 39,161
Website: www.gs.com
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Employees  
U.S. employees N.A.
Employees outside U.S. 13,452
Jobs  
New jobs (1 year) N.A.
% job growth (1 year) N.A.
% voluntary turnover N.A.
Applicants 112,349
Job openings (as of 1/2/12) N.A.
Pay Avg. annual pay*
Most common job (salaried):
Other Exempt (Analysts, Program Analysts, Associates, and Professional Non-Exempt)		 $139,200
Most common job (hourly):
N.A.		 N.A.
Benefits  
Fully paid sabbaticals No
Onsite child care Yes
Health  
100% health-care coverage No
Onsite fitness center Yes
Subsidized gym membership Yes
Work-life  
Job sharing program Yes
Compressed workweek Yes
Telecommuting Yes
Diversity  
% minorities N.A.
% women N.A.
Has nondiscrimination policy
that includes sexual orientation?		 Yes
Offers domestic partner benefits
for same-sex couples?		 Yes
Professional training  
Salaried employees (hrs./yr.): 27
Hourly employees (hrs./yr.): 0
From the Feb. 6, 2012 issue
Notes:
N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2010 or latest fiscal year. All data are from July 2011 and based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of full-time salaried and hourly employees.
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