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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
5.0
Sep 13, 2008

A different breed of corporate

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a great place to be if you want to be in a direct and open environment without the corporate nonsense. It's great if you don't expect to be told what to do at every turn an enjoy independence. You're given feedback and challenged, so there's a lot of opportunity for growth if you're open to the challenge.

Cons

You have to prove yourself at every step. That's daunting if you're not used to it. As the company grows it gets harder to keep the lack of bureaucracy a reality.

3.0
Jun 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

A chance to work at one of the world's top hedge funds. Free lunches, fully-stocked snack bars and refrigerators with sodas. Can take advantage of the in-house training on courses ranging from SQL to market mechanics.

Cons

If you can't fit in with the company culture, you won't survive past 3 months. The turnover at the company is huge (30%+ in the first year), mostly because of culture incompatibility. The company advertises its culture as a true meritocracy, where anybody can call BS on anybody else, including their boss. It sounds good on paper, but what goes around comes around, and people can "drill down" on you; if you don't have a thick skin, you're a goner.

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