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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

65% 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
1.0
May 2, 2012

Not enjoyable

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Pros

Good compenstation, good interview process. Free food. They really tried to make it fairly enjoyable in many ways, but it was still not an enjoyable experience.

Cons

The culture they are so big on would be great at a small company of about 10 people, however, it does not scale well. I noticed several co-workers constantly using diversionary tactics and bringing up random non-issues to prevent conversation from focusing on their own failures or short-comings. Basically, some people know how to play the game there, some people who are not very perceptive actually buy into the culture, but most believe it's not scalable and want to leave at the 6-month or 1-year mark, to have it on their resume and move onto a more enjoyable work experience.

1.0
Jul 11, 2012

Bridgewater - constantly walking on eggshells.

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Pros

Good Pay Free Food Benefits - - aka what Ray Dalio considers "Gifts" Good place to learn and move on with your career

Cons

Way too much time is spent on analyzing people and their weaknesses Personal time disappears A majority of the people you work with are faking it to make it - - throwing people under the bus is encouraged. Employees can be made an example of very easily, perhaps even end up as a case-study and "probed" on film for the company's viewing pleasure. Cultish-egotism - Those who do not buy into the Bridgewater way are treated as inferior, illogical, weak and sometimes outcasted. Many fake it in order to avoid any repercussions.

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