Goldman Sachs planning to cut off as many as 4,000 ‘low performing’ staffers: Report

According to sources acquainted with the situation, top management has reportedly urged managers to identify problematic employees for future layoffs, according to Semafor. The layoffs, which are expected to start early in 2019 and could affect up to 8% of Goldman's workforce of more than 49,000 workers, are currently planned to take place.

According to a source familiar with the bank's thinking, the bank still needs to make decisions regarding the extent of the anticipated job layoffs. The bank's headcount will remain larger after the releases than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employees at Goldman are jittery about the annual performance evaluation process this year as they prepare for possible layoffs.

At the time, a Goldman source informed the media that everyone was waiting impatiently and was concerned. Goldman Sachs opted not to respond.

The bank is considering several cost-cutting measures, including layoffs. According to The Financial Times, Goldman may reduce investment bankers' compensation by 40% this year, the most significant reduction since the Great Recession. Bloomberg stated earlier this week that Goldman was preparing to make at least 400 cutbacks to its underperforming retail banking segment.



David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, recently pointed to the challenging global economic conditions expected in 2023 and indicated the bank would aim to reduce its costs, with a reduction in the workforce among the anticipated measures.

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   On the Fortune 500 list of the most prominent American corporations by total revenue, Goldman Sachs is the 57th largest company and the second largest investment bank in the world by earnings. It is regarded as a systemically important financial institution by The Financial Stability Board.