Is Bridgewater Associates a good company to work for?

Bridgewater Associates has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 679 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Bridgewater Associates to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bridgewater Associates have been left by employees working as Manager , Project Manager and Management Associate .

Does Bridgewater Associates pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bridgewater Associates employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bridgewater Associates. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bridgewater Associates?

58% of Bridgewater Associates employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bridgewater Associates 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bridgewater Associates?

Investment Associate (36) , Management Associate (19) , Administrative Assistant (18) , Associate (17) , Project Manager (14) , Manager (10) , Technology Associate (10) , Intern (9) , Investment Associate Intern (9) , Analyst (7) , Senior Associate (7) , Investment Engineer (6) , Management Support Associate (6) , Program Manager (6) , Senior Management Associate (6)

What are the pros of working at Bridgewater Associates according to real employee reviews?

"smart people and generally the quality of conversation is an order of magnitude better than other places I have worked at." ((in 149 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 64 reviews)); "Free food (but who cares besides kids out of college?)" ((in 24 reviews)); "good compensation and bright / interesting people" ((in 21 reviews)); "You work with lots of smart people" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bridgewater Associates according to real employee reviews?

"Culture is not for everyone and is hard to get used to." ((in 77 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours and highly stressed but you know this going into the firm" ((in 20 reviews)); "Managers are afraid of doing anything for fear of being issue logged and found at fault." ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bridgewater Associates layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bridgewater Associates layoffs and their outlook for job security at Bridgewater Associates in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Bridgewater Associates locations?

Westport , New York , Bridgeport , Stamford , Wilton , Norwalk , Greenwich , Point Pleasant Beach , Westport , Binghamton , Long Island City , Detroit , Charlotte , Houston , Charleston , Knoxville , Carmel , Fairfield , New Canaan , Ridgefield , Waterbury , Kirkland , Seattle , Baltimore , Cambridge , Nowhere , United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento

Bridgewater Associates reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(593 total reviews)

Nir Bar Dea

65% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (593 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

593 reviews

5.0

Jan 6, 2021

amazing place

Equity trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ray Dalio is a great boss

Cons

I got fired haahah ahahah

3.0

Jun 12, 2014

Challenging and rewarding - don't stay more than 2 years.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The majority of the people who have been there more than 7 years are the best thing about the company because they've lived through the largest period of corporate growth and are the most down-to-earth. The benefits are wonderful (now that they have a legit family leave policy) and there are many ways to integrate yourself quickly into the Bridgewater community (concerts, happy hours, plays, other outings). Standing desks are pretty common and make for a more productive workplace, in my opinion. It's not uncommon to be walking down the hall and the CIO says 'good morning' and stops to have a chat. Extremely smart and interesting people.

Cons

Tough culture - be prepared to be reduced to your mistakes and weaknesses on a daily basis while maintaining a smile on your face. The 'principles' are sometimes used for evil and not good by managers with no people management skills (and even worse analytical skills). i.e., they're sometimes a fall-back formula for firing people. You will never be let 'off the hook' (which can be a good or bad thing) and no working day is ever easy. After too much time there (2+ years) and depending on your specialty/experience, your attractiveness to potential employers starts to wane because you become really good at working at Bridgewater and nowhere else. The company is becoming extremely bureaucratic compared to 5+ years ago but that's probably a natural outcome of growing so quickly. Things generally take longer than they should to get done unless you really shout and present a good case for what needs to get done.

2.0

Nov 14, 2012

Summer Experience

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great intern investment class, great cafeteria and gym

Cons

Intense culture, surprisingly bureaucratic, somewhat fratty

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