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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
      5.0
      Jul 1, 2015

      Very challenging, great people

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Truly a life experience, you will grow as a person.

      Cons

      Interview process is exhaustive, and it's not for everyone.

      1.0
      Jun 26, 2015

      PTSD

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation. This is how they keep you in their toxic environment. CEO is brilliant at what he does but is totally nuts. He likes to create a lord of the flies environment.

      Cons

      The culture is abusive. Most of the people are very smart, but they are not being utilized or developed properly (think MIT Mathematics PhDs being asked to do busy work knowing that they're never adding value to the company). It's very political. As a manager, I was expected to yell at and fire people to move up in the company.

      1.0
      Jun 20, 2015

      Brainwash

      Technology associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You are pushed off your limit to survive and succeed. Incentives are great. They give you free lunch and pantry is fully stocked. If you survive a month in Bridgewater, you could make it in any company.

      Cons

      If you are fresh out of college, they make you believe that Bridgewater is the best place to work until you go to another company and realize how much lies you have been told. It is a good place to start, to test your strength. They have consultant who they consider second class citizens; they can't park their car at the same lot as employees, they can't use the gym and they are not allowed to company parties

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