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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
3.0
Mar 7, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can make a lot of money, even though the company has convinced itself and many of its employees that it doesn't pay "that much". Great benefits. Exceptionally bright and open-minded workforce overall. If you're into capital markets, everyone recruiting you after you decide to resign or get fired (/"sorted") will be impressed, and want to hear about your experience there. BW is a leader in its field - you can learn a ton from applying the Principles to markets/investing. Personally, I also enjoyed the Principles as a tool for management. Finally, on the very slim chance (0.00001%) that you are a good values and abilities fit...and have the stamina...sky is the limit!

Cons

No job security; everyone there is a data point, especially more senior/accomplished individuals. Their HR/Recruiting team is in constant flux, and depends on armies of headhunters to fill their openings; so it often happens that new employees fall into jobs that are miles away from what they expected (in a bad way). If you live in NYC, the commute is unbearable, even with the cushy company buses (3 hrs total / day on average; 2.5 hrs total / day on a good day...).

4.0
Feb 10, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Politics are kept to a minimum Free breakfast, lunch, dinner Free health benefits Generous bonuses

Cons

Although politics is kept to a minimum, it still does happen. "Seniority" is sometimes judged by time at the company and not knowledge. The principles is often used in to the wrong way and often against you.

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