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
1.0
Mar 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Somewhat good salary, free (not really because it means you're not allowed to leave... ever) lunch and sometimes dinner, great office and location!

Cons

Really long hours including weekends, after you tally up the salary vs hours you end up with a little better than minimum wage. Not allowed to ask questions without making you feel like you're less than smart to say the least. Never get to enjoy the area around the office. Pretty much don't get to see the light of day except morning. If you're applying for an accounting position get at least 2 weeks of audit experience somewhere else because middle management values it more than 2yrs working at Ares. Arrogant and vengeful management. Talking about management, they rather hire from outside than from withing so don't expect to grow. Most important don't plan on having a life while you work there.

5.0
Oct 16, 2012

Ares- A Great Place to Work!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

My experience at Ares has been fantastic. Tremendous opportunities to learn and develop professionally, great work environment, strong leadership, highly talented co-workers. High energy, demanding, successful business model. Love it!

Cons

Becoming difficult to know everyone given the rapid growth of the firm and more challenging to stay informed about business developments. Enhanced internal communications would help.

2.0
Sep 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Free lunch, beautiful offices, great salary and benefits

Cons

Terrible management, too many hands in the cookie jar, bad morale, unbalanced work load, unappreciative co-workers

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