Too good to be true and it was - Anonymous employee Baird Employee Review

1.0
30 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great PTO hours, annual bonuses, paid holidays, profit sharing, 401k, HSA and FSA options

Cons

Prepare to be like a robot and if your thoughts are not the "ideal".. you better watch out. The senior leaders and management here are like a cult and if you are not prepared to sacrifice your personal opinions and sense of self then you will not make it here. Trust is not something that exists between management and non management. I would like to know how this place keeps ending up on the annual best places to work list. They will terminate you for going against the grain or basically for speaking up for yourself. They do not want to draw attention to themselves with regards to how often the unjustly terminate people so they offer severance packages so they don't have to deal with their messes after the fact. This place is a joke.

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5.0
4 May 2026
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Pros

Very welcoming environment. Everyone is there to help. The Welcome to Baird bash is amazing!

Cons

Some cliquey-ness at different offices. No chance for growth if you’re not in Milwaukee.

4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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