Bloomberg reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(8,265 total reviews)
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Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,265 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bloomberg employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Oct 22, 2019
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Pros

The analytics training program provides employees with an excellent foundation in market concepts. I found their Fixed Income training the best a recent grad can acquire. Additionally, there are excellent exit opportunities from what I've heard from past employees.

Cons

First, let's get the job description straight. If you choose to join the analytics program you will be a customer service representative where you will be "on queue". Quite literally called "The Help Desk" you will be treated as if you work at Comcast and will solve client inqurires (usually 3 at a time). Questions could include but are not limited too: "CALL ME" "My launchpad is broken" "Can you confirm the IPO date 943819 US Equity was on 9/8/2017?" However, it's truly the management that lack of empathy that creates an environment that makes the desk an inky black hole where every molecule of light/joy cannot escape. A few examples include: -Time off has to be asked 120 days in advance no matter the situation during the holidays/summer -No breaks (including the bathroom) are to be given if the queue is busy -Genuine disregard for the emotions, aspirations, and general well being of employees. Ever read 1984?

1.0
Jul 21, 2019

Terrible Management in Media

Recommend
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Pros

Company values, benefits, pay were good.

Cons

The benefits and pay are not worth the stress. Bloomberg Media had the most toxic environment I've ever experienced in a workplace. This is mostly due to the leadership. There are too many people in management and team lead positions, who have ZERO leadership skills, and no business acting as role models. Would NOT recommend.

3.0
Jun 4, 2019

Mediocre for a tech company

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits - 401k matching, great health insurance Free access to almost all museums in NYC Lots of opportunity for advancement Great work life balance

Cons

Really old and proprietary tech stack which has become burdensome. Most teams have a lot of legacy code written by people who've only ever worked at Bloomberg The whole talk about a meritocracy is all BS. Your manager is your judge, jury and executioner. If your manager likes you, then you're in good stead. If he/she doesn't, then you're screwed No real company vision

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