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      Ares Management

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      Ares Management reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (439 total reviews)
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      Michael Arougheti

      86% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      Ares Management has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 439 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ares Management employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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      439 reviews
      1.0
      Jul 7, 2024

      Miserable

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some business units and funds are impressive. However, nothing makes it worth being micromanaged, gaslit and treated like you’re not even a human being.

      Cons

      Managers have no oversight or training and if they’ve been around long enough they’re almost untouchable even if they have entire teams quitting on them on a regular basis. The company is poorly run from an internal infrastructure and policy perspective (to a shocking degree). There is no cohesion between business units, rather, there is immature competition and it is looked down upon to even attempt to collaborate. IR teams in particular are disastrous and ineffective and some teams are notorious for their toxic environments, insecure managers, mind-numbing work and long hours (even when uncalled for).

      2.0
      Mar 17, 2021

      Politics

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Collaborative culture Senior management involvement CEO is a great leader

      Cons

      Terrible workplace politics The Strategy and Relationship Management Group has extremely high turnover due to one "leader" in particular that drives everyone out Didn't know until after I left the firm that I was being severely underpaid for my title

      5.0
      Jan 12, 2021

      Simply an Awesome Place to Work in Alternative Asset Management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Fantastic CEO - Strong people-oriented culture - Truly collaborative - not just lip service - Management of COVID crisis has been exceptional - Lots of opportunity to grow and learn - high performing and a much more supportive environment than other peer firms - in my opinion

      Cons

      - Need to invest more and formalize employee training & development - this is starting to happen with the new elevated HR team, but employees would benefit from more of it - It's a growing firm which can pose challenges for work-life balance. Leadership has been increasingly focused on making this more of a priority though and even did meeting-free Friday afternoons this summer, which was great

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