Ares Management reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(441 total reviews)
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Michael Arougheti

87% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ares Management has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 441 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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441 reviews
1.0
Apr 16, 2022

Worst Experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Employee Insurance Benefits Free Snacks

Cons

I would suggest people to not to join this organization as its not good for anyone career. There is no Work life balance, no fixed working hours, always need to stretch, also the work quality is really poor, there is no such good projects going only support kind of work is happening using all 3rd party tools. -Office location is worst, heavily crowded, dirty and most expensive. So always think thrice before joining as commute time is really high. -This is not a good brand and still 3 months of notice however while hiring they prefer to hire people of max 1 month notice - They have started office with 3 days working in a week and they will force to call you office every week as senior management also wants the same - Work is really pathetic. No good projects. No learning. - Compensation is also not so good as per current market standards and yearly appraisal is also bad. - They do give variable once a year wih the name of bonus. They don't even know the definition of bonus. overall this organization is only a trap....people will be good to you till your probation and then real problem will get started...so don't get stuck into it....if you will then it will be difficult for you to come out because of 3 months notice

5.0
Apr 12, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone is kind and eager to help you. Benefits/Compensation package is amazing—best of its peers. Work life balance is a priority. Supportive of family lifestyles. Return to office post mask mandate has been handled amazingly with much flexibility and trust in employees’ ability to continue performing at top levels.

Cons

There are no core competencies for performance standards which seemingly makes it challenging for an employee to forge their path for promotion. The organization has grown substantially in a short amount of time. As a result, there are various pain points as systems and processes are very manual. If you are willing to roll up your sleeves, though, there is lots of good work to be done.

2.0
Apr 10, 2022
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Pros

1. Perks 2. Employee Friendly Policies 3. Cultural Openness

Cons

1. Too much dependency on people. 2. Management style varies a lot between teams. 3. You experience is solely based on the team you join. 4. Don't trust the JD, it changes every month. 5. Toothless HR process.

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