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      Bridgewater Associates

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      Bridgewater Associates reviews

      3.7

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (593 total reviews)
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      Nir Bar Dea

      66% 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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      593 reviews
      1.0
      Sep 11, 2014

      Probably amazing back in the day, now on rapid decline..

      Investment associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart peers, free lunches, fun events, Ray Dalio's vision/history..

      Cons

      Reality of Bridgewater is in extreme contrast to Ray's principles and aspirations. You have plenty of overinflated egos walking around with no sense of accountability, reliability, maturity, or common sense. There is virtually no diversity in thought- to be considered great is to resemble your manager.. and expect plenty of pseudo neuroscience. Expect arrogant leadership, no job security, no appreciation, an aggressive non-compete, and complete lack of regard for your wellbeing and happiness (forget work/life balance).

      1.0
      Oct 2, 2015

      A strange, terrible cult

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - People are very intelligent and driven - You'll get to see a very different management style than anywhere else - Free food, snacks, transport from NYC, and over-the-top parties - Compensation is good... really the only way they get people to join

      Cons

      - Incredibly corrosive environment where almost no one is happy. Very routine to see your coworkers crying at their desks - Most everyone is overqualified for their job - Turnover is so great (nearly 50% within the first two years), causing teams and managers of those teams to continuously be in-flux. This makes it difficult to get in a good rhythm and to actually build a solid team environment - Lack of personal relationships at the company is astounding - A massive cult environment driven for Ray worship

      2.0
      Mar 3, 2021

      It's a trap!

      Investment associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Brilliant and thoughtful people doing interesting research Culture is wonderful in theory, if a bit insane in practice Beautiful campus Good money and benefits (hence the trap)

      Cons

      It's very hard to escape once here. The non-compete agreement you have to sign is brutal, and you'll have no transferrable skills in other companies. Culture is not conducive to diversity. Senior people can be very condescending and mean. Extremely slow advancement opportunities. Depression/aimlessness is very common because very few people do work that actually matters to the company.

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