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

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
2.0
Oct 22, 2014

Hard Working Place, Long Hours, and Lots of Unhappy People

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Pros

Pay is decent, but get in with a high salary and the location is nice and a nice lunch is provided

Cons

Long hours, demeaning work environment and hostile work environment, reviews are focused on the negatives from anything you have ever done wrong, those negatives are then used to knock down your bonus, positives are never to rarely rewarded. Taking a lunch is frowned upon. Taking time off is frowned upon and sometimes denied. During projects, which are always occurring, employees will be asked to cancel vacation and the company will pay you whatever you lost in canceling. You are expected to know everything and if you ask a question of an analyst they cannot be bothered to explain to you what they have spend months researching as you should read their minds (this is the attitude)

2.0
Jun 18, 2013
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Pros

The location is beautiful. The benefits are outstanding- free catered lunch every day. Pay is very good with very good bonus.

Cons

I can only speak for IT- Management are a bunch of micromanaging perfectionists that treat every small problem like its the end of the world. Its nearly impossible to meet their expectations. Reviews are brutal. Long hours are expected including weekends.

1.0
Jul 13, 2012
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Pros

Competitive salary, good benefits, free lunch...the best that money can buy! Also, because they pay for talent, there are some very intelligent people also who work here.

Cons

Unprofessional behavior, incompetent management, borderline unethical, lots of egos, unnecessary bureaucracy, high employee turnover, unwritten 10-12 hour workdays

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