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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

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      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
      Jun 6, 2012

      A great place, but not for everyone, and not for long term

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Awesome community of people - smart, strong values Good money Transparency Definitely opportunities for growth and to try new things - opportunities that I doubt would possible in most other organizations If you are open to it, you can experience tremendous personal growth Conceptually, most aspects of the culture

      Cons

      Culture doesn't scale well - could see how it was awesome when BW was small (under 300) but at this size, accountability and QC for operating within the culture, as intended, are nearly impossible Constant focus on weaknesses can create self confidence issues, anxiety, morale problems, and plain old wears you out after a while Work/life balance is a challenge, to say the least Lots of debate and discussion over every little thing and tremendous focus on learning the culture makes it very difficult to get things done Politics do exist here, don't let anyone tell you they don't

      4.0
      May 16, 2012

      You suck, get used to it.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Trust in truth. Open and transparent. Read the Principles, they are serious about them. Ability to ask questions and receive answers on any subject. They pay above market and hire lots of very smart people.

      Cons

      The focus on mistakes and weaknesses can wear you down and crush self confidence and morale. The overhead is high and it can be difficult to get things done.

      1.0
      May 2, 2012

      Not enjoyable

      Trader
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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.

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