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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

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      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
      Sep 19, 2023

      Pretty Strange Place, No Access

      Investment associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      really smart, nice people everywhere

      Cons

      weird cult culture is distracting from your actual job silo'ed nature of the business means you don't access the real interesting information unless you sign a draconian noncompete policy they are supposedly a hedge fund but operate more like a think tank

      2.0
      Sep 17, 2023

      Sent me down a dark path - still struggling with self-acceptance

      Coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Develop a better understanding of yourself - your strengths and weaknesses, working around smart and capable people and not having to worry about coworkers not pulling their weight. Lackluster performers will be gone before you can sneeze if they somehow get hired. But get in your own groove, and you quite possibly can teach yourself how to do amazing things with the resources available.

      Cons

      Salary significantly lower than market average. Psychological warfare. An implicit caste system based on degree of family wealth and where you went to undergraduate school. If you don't meet the hush hush requirements of this caste system you will be pushed out - no development or management/guidance, being told that you're not good enough to be there, implicit and direct threats of being kicked out.

      5.0
      Sep 13, 2023

      Great company to work for

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Incredibly smart people Generous benefits

      Cons

      Culture can be difficult to adjust to for some

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