Ares Management reviews

If you’re reading this, don’t make the mistake of joining this group. Ares is a great firm, but this team is an absolute mess. Poor leadership, no skill development, and a dead-end role. Do not be fooled by the job description or possibility for internal opportunities. ***The only people who stay are the ones who can’t leave.*** • No Skill Development: The work is mindless data entry with no real analysis or learning. You’ll gain no transferable skills. • Disorganized & Poorly Managed: Leadership is out of touch, workflow is chaotic, and there’s no real structure or direction. A revolving door of chaos. • Toxic & Fear-Driven Culture: Promotions are based on compliance, not competence. Mid-levels are too scared to push back on bad decisions and too incompetent to make an impact. • Weak Team, Weaker Work Product: Most team members lack basic technical skills (Excel, PPT, etc.). I could have done this job in middle school. This group *WILL* be automated. Ares should bring in consultants to offshore / deprecate this function. • No Future Here: The idea that this role leads to growth or better opportunities is a myth. ***The only people who stay are the ones who can’t leave.***

The managers at my position were not clear about expectations and performance. They did not treat employees with respect and engaged in behaviors that I would go so far as to call verbally abusive. They used intimidation and bullying to punish employees that they believed did not "fit in," and used very passive aggressive tactics to deal with people instead of being clear and direct in what their criticisms were. Several of my colleagues reported to me that they were asked to voluntarily quit. I frequently heard managers have public conversations that disparaged people on our team. As an employee for several years that was professional, respectful, friendly and productive, I kept being hopeful that I would be able to advance my career here. However when an opportunity opened up that I expressed interest in, my manager invented false claims about my work performance which (s/he) used as an excuse to turn me down and instead hired someone from outside the company. I found this very disrespectful and unfair and it ultimately led to my departure.