Ares Management reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(438 total reviews)
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Michael Arougheti

86% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ares Management has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 438 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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438 reviews
2.0
Oct 7, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The best thing about working here would be the benefits - 401k, health insurance, pto, etc.

Cons

Cons: Management, HR transitions. If you are staff/administrative, the manager (which is corporate services, for some reason) is interested in one thing - no change. If you are looking for an entry level position with room for true growth (monetarily or professionally), move on. This manager doesn't foster growth for any of the positions under their umbrella. This company is notorious for firing people on the spot (don't EVER expect an exit package). Reasons are usually 'headcount', but have seen it happen for simply being disliked by someone with enough power to pull strings. The HR onboarding is sub-par at best. They need to get organized. The HR exit process is absolutely dreadful. Keep track of everything: your expenses, pto pay out, transit reimbursement, etc. Good luck getting paid for these things once you leave, since there is never a designated person in HR to process anything.

5.0
Sep 16, 2014

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Holds employees to high standards to provide our clients with top-notch service. Professional development and other learning initiatives, corporate philanthropy, and upward mobility. Great overall culture and benefits.

Cons

Long hours and little training.

4.0
Sep 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

free breakfast, lunch and snacks admins for every group awesome office building top floor in Century City opportunity to meet with a lot of senior executives if you work at the century city office

Cons

just went public, it will take sometime to shift from small company mentality to a public company focus, but management knows this and focused on it. for newly established functions, there might be a need to occasionally work longer hours

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