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 155 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 63 reviews)); "Free food (but who cares besides kids out of college?)" ((in 23 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 83 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours and highly stressed but you know this going into the firm" ((in 19 reviews)); "Managers are afraid of doing anything for fear of being issue logged and found at fault." ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 13 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

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

2.0

Oct 27, 2020

Brutal Environment with Little Upside

Management associate

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Pros

Competitive/generous salary & good benefits Work with really smart people who (outside of work roles) are quite decent people Aspirational values of truth & transparency, when actualized, are quite powerful It is incredible to actually have the time to understand myself better and talk through challenging topics openly

Cons

Extremely corporate, bureaucratic, slow moving, and -- to be blunt -- uninspiring Culture felt brutal and unnecessarily unkind, and definitely leaves scars. I learned a lot about my weaknesses, but don't feel like I had the support to actually evolve as a leader. In a struggling/shrinking stage of its lifecycle, with little opportunity for internal growth or mobility Behind the times on many important topics such as diversity and inclusion Handled layoffs very poorly. Though they espouse "meaningful relationships," this is not consistent with how the firm operates.

2.0

Sep 9, 2013

Culture has become extreme, turnover is high, comp is slipping, hours are getting longer

Anonymous employee

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Pros

You will definitely learn about your weaknesses that can help you improve with future jobs I joined Bridgewater when there were around 300 people. Opportunities abounded and I was quickly promoted through the ranks, learned an incredible amount of skills, management experience and projects. The compensation and benefits were fantastic and work life balance was steady. Now at 1200 people that barely exists. There's still opportunities for growth but every few and far between now If your right out of school, this is a place to learn skills.

Cons

The culture has become extreme that in some jobs 40% of the workload can be principle related making it impossible to keep up with getting the 'real' work done. Therefore, working late at night and weekends. The first principle 'trust in truth' is a joke. Employees have to review each other, take polls at meetings via Ipad, place 'dots' on people via Ipad during interactions. Backstabbing is the norm. Manager's and employees whisper in the hallways which is unprincipled. Feedback must be given to another persons face. Mistakes must be issue logged and diagnosis sessions are held to probe into why you made the error. The issue could be 'why did x not invite x to a meeting.' Is this a good use of time? It's madness. None of the managers' want to make a decision in case they have to go before the owner. to get reamed out and them have the recording sent to the whole company. The owner feels it's a wonderful learning experience for all but I've found many of them to be completely humiliating. Ego and emotions must be checked at the door but on tape, I've never seen anyone more emotional or egotistical than the owner. He totally believes his company is operating fairly well culturally. His principles are listed on the website. Back in the days when he used the holistically, they worked well. If you're an experienced hire, don't change companies. I seen so many high level managers who believe they have what it takes but I've only seen one or two make it and both were down graded to different roles.

1.0

Aug 30, 2017

Run

Anonymous employee

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Pros

There are NO pros to working here.

Cons

Worst experience of my life and complete waste of time. Reality does not exist here in the Bridgewater bubble.

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