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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
      4.0
      Jun 1, 2015

      Great People, Crazy Place

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      amazing coworkers, terrific benefits, stimulating work (depending on your role and department), a lot of investment in training new employees--to a certain extent, the culture. it's very cool to be able to question the way things are done, and if you're good at getting along in the culture there is a ton of opportunity

      Cons

      things get a little crazy there--the emphasis on radical honesty and getting to the true root of problems starts out cool, but can end up occupying an insane amount of your time.

      3.0
      Mar 25, 2015

      Direct, open, honest, bad management, poor implementation of principles, used to be better place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Lots of bright, smart people - Lots of perks (free lunch, snacks, drinks, company events, etc.) - Transparency into senior management thinking, company strategic direction, etc. - Direct, open, honest feedback to almost everyone can be useful in learning about yourself & others

      Cons

      - Very inefficient. Everything is a process that demands wide-spread approvals - Long hours (in some departments, upwards of 14-16 hour days) - Very restrictive non-compete with a very lengthy process to get anything approved - Implementation of Principles is sporadic / inconsistent, and can be "gamed" - Heavy-handed approach to principles & management - Attempts to distill an individual into a set of rankable/ratable attributes that is used for hire/fire decisions - Despite what others may say, pay is only average for NYC region -- probably slightly higher if you're only comparing w/in CT - Management that is constantly "failing" - Revolving door of hires

      1.0
      Mar 10, 2015

      Lies, Lies and More Lies

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free Food High Pay That is it this company is hell to work for, don't believe a word they tell you

      Cons

      No respect for anyone Located in middle of nowhere Dogmatic "Culture" Insecure people looking to use everyone for own gain

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