Is Bridgewater Associates a good company to work for?

Bridgewater Associates has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 679 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Bridgewater Associates to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bridgewater Associates have been left by employees working as Manager , Project Manager and Management Associate .

Does Bridgewater Associates pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bridgewater Associates employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bridgewater Associates. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bridgewater Associates?

58% of Bridgewater Associates employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bridgewater Associates 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bridgewater Associates?

Investment Associate (36) , Management Associate (19) , Administrative Assistant (18) , Associate (17) , Project Manager (14) , Manager (10) , Technology Associate (10) , Intern (9) , Investment Associate Intern (9) , Analyst (7) , Senior Associate (7) , Investment Engineer (6) , Management Support Associate (6) , Program Manager (6) , Senior Management Associate (6)

What are the pros of working at Bridgewater Associates according to real employee reviews?

"smart people and generally the quality of conversation is an order of magnitude better than other places I have worked at." ((in 149 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 64 reviews)); "Free food (but who cares besides kids out of college?)" ((in 24 reviews)); "good compensation and bright / interesting people" ((in 21 reviews)); "You work with lots of smart people" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bridgewater Associates according to real employee reviews?

"Culture is not for everyone and is hard to get used to." ((in 77 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours and highly stressed but you know this going into the firm" ((in 20 reviews)); "Managers are afraid of doing anything for fear of being issue logged and found at fault." ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bridgewater Associates layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bridgewater Associates layoffs and their outlook for job security at Bridgewater Associates in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Bridgewater Associates locations?

Westport , New York , Bridgeport , Stamford , Wilton , Norwalk , Greenwich , Point Pleasant Beach , Westport , Binghamton , Long Island City , Detroit , Charlotte , Houston , Charleston , Knoxville , Carmel , Fairfield , New Canaan , Ridgefield , Waterbury , Kirkland , Seattle , Baltimore , Cambridge , Nowhere , United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento

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3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(593 total reviews)

Nir Bar Dea

65% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

Bridgewater Associates has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 593 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bridgewater Associates 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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3.0

Sep 18, 2018

Consultant

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Very smart folks. People from the world’s top universities are average joes here. Expect to be challenged daily on your thoughts, practices, the why, the how, etc.

Cons

Constant debate and negotiation can become tiring. I initially enjoyed this approach, but after a while, i felt it led to over analysis, wasted time explaining and debating the why and how of things over and over again.

3.0

Sep 14, 2018

Overall good company but not everyone's cup of tea.

Critical infrastructure support engineer

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Pros

Overall great company, especially if your values are in line with the companies value. I know this holds true for most of the companies but for Bridgewater (BWater) its principles are its CORE. Before accepting the offer, would recommend to read a brief about its principles. If you want to work at a place where you are not shy to learn from your mistakes, loop and improve then this is the best place for you to work. I have personally learned a lot about my strengths and weakness while working at BWater. Your colleagues (regardless of junior or senior) will point out your mistakes and if you are ready to face them, learn from it you will love working at this place. Compensation, Benefits and Company events are the best I have ever seen.

Cons

Make sure you get a 100% clarity of your job responsibilities.

1.0

Aug 30, 2018

hypocrisy

Anonymous employee

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Pros

+pay +hours are mostly controllable outside the core investment groups +lots of people who were wildly successful in their former lives wandering the halls so there is interesting stuff to learn

Cons

-you'll have to watch hours of videos per week training you on a culture that seems like largely common sense -you may get a good one, but most managers will isolate, torment, and eventually fire you if you try to act in accordance with the "culture" by criticizing your boss -senior management lies about basic business facts that are widely known and you have to deal with the gaslighting effect of all your peers ignoring that

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Overall good company but not everyone's cup of tea.

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