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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
Oct 10, 2012

A great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

My colleagues - a great bunch of people to work with. The Principles guide employees to be very open and honest, and I found that to be very true in practice among my co-workers. It leads to an atmosphere where one can speak freely about their thoughts and ideas. I learned so much about my weaknesses and strengths at BW, and that made me a better employee and person. Managers are open about employee's strengths and weaknesses on a regular basis, and there are very few surprises at review time. The benefits - free meals and great health insurance. Great company events.

Cons

Not having more structured career/job paths for some positions.

3.0
Sep 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The company is great. A little cultish. But overall a great company. There is a simple free breakfast, free lunch, free coffee, and snacks all day, and free dinner if you stay late Free gym Health benefits paid for by the company Working with the Principles is a good thing, levels the playing field

Cons

People hiding behind the principles Need to be overly aggressive in owning goals Can act very rudely by hiding behind the principles

3.0
Sep 1, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

See: No Bull. Everyone is very honest and direct about what they are thinking about you or anything at hand. You can also feel more free to bring up concerns and complaints.

Cons

See: Big personalities. Although bwater preaches a culture of no egos, I find it seems to have hired the biggest egos on the planet. Be sure to check YOURS at the door though.

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