Ares Management reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(440 total reviews)
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Michael Arougheti

86% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ares Management has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 440 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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440 reviews
3.0
Aug 4, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Free food Great location Friendly staff nice office fast promotion to salary if you work lots of overtime

Cons

. Work is easy and no where near challenging. Just know, you'll be working a lot of hours because you'll be doing the work for 2 people. You just won’t have enough hours in the day for anything. If you can't "hack-it" then just leave. There is a certain snobbiness with the people who work here. They feel privileged and you should be considered lucky to even be working at such a prestigious company. This all stems from management. Be carful with managers in accounting and operations; don’t question them. For they know it all and have tried it all. Don’t expect any appreciation for great work either. Not here. Don’t expect to have 1 hour or even 30 minute lunches. Free lunch isn’t really free. You eat at your desk.

4.0
Apr 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ares is a rapidly growing company. They set high expectations of their employees, and pay generous salary and bonus to compensate. Its a fast paced environment with constant interaction across group. They promote internal moves and upward mobility for strong performers. Office culture is generally relaxed. The free breakfast and lunch is great!

Cons

Inconsistent distribution of work and accountability to meet goals across groups. Some have been outsourced, some have not. Some teams are growing and others are not. Senior management is disconnected from the day to day. Teams don't work together to resolve issues it becomes a finger pointing game.

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