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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

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
4.0
Jan 19, 2016

Good Summer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Motivated people who care about your development. Everyone is obviously very passionate about what they do, and in order to thrive, you have to have the same mentality

Cons

Tough to transition elsewhere; it's difficult to see the skill set gained specifically at Bridgewater Associates being particularly useful elsewhere

4.0
Jan 19, 2016
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Pros

Extreme transparency at all levels. Smart people. Very successful firm. Work hard and play hard. Meritocracy. Excellent principles to guide and strive for consistent management.

Cons

If you're not comfortable with the culture it could be a very difficult place to succeed. Long hours.

2.0
Jan 11, 2016

Political, horrible

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The core of the company is still really good, but it is heavily founder-dependent. The inner circle surrounding the founder is still highly values driven.

Cons

Incredibly political. Cultish place to work. The principles of the founder are touted as dogma or the bible and are trotted forth in a hackneyed, cliched way to make a point. Political behavior is disguised under the ruse of 'values fit'.

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