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Bridgewater Associates

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Bridgewater Associates reviews

3.7

59% 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
2.0
Oct 30, 2010

Stay away at all costs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very smart people, good ideas. Solid consistent performance year over year. You will be challenged here, slackers need not apply. If you just to just get by, you won't last. Free food provided (including lunch) is pretty good, there's a decent variety and it's plentiful.

Cons

People aren't treated well, there is intense focus on weakness and telling people how bad they are at what they are doing. Everyone is viewed as replaceable, turnover is very high. No Wall Street bonuses here, you won't get rich at Bridgewater. Insane culture, Ray Dalio's principles (available on the company website) are more of an operating manual that people misinterpret all the time and use as a weapon to make you feel bad about yourself.

5.0
Oct 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I like almost everything about this company. Great people. Great people. Great work culture. I love the culture and principles. I was frustrated at other companies where it was very difficult to communicate ideas, innovate solutions, improve processes.. This is the place where everybody listens to you and challenge you to excel in everything you do.

Cons

On the one hand, the culture of the company is the best, but on the other hand, it becomes a problem to many, especially experienced hires.

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