Great core culture and people, terrible management and technology
Pros
Many of the people here are very smart, very dedicated and generally the most interesting and likable people I've ever met. You get a ton of value out of the relationships you build here with the folks who embody the culture in a fundamental and common sense way. Lots of opportunities to discover who are you; both peers and managers invest a lot of time in helping you understand and improve from your mistakes. Culture was really great 5-7 years ago when Bridgewater was just full of smart, dedicated and intrinsically cultured employees.
Cons
Systematized management is not creating a good culture; it was way better 5-7 years ago before all these management tools and feedback quotas came along. Too bogged down with dealing with constant fires to have any notion of career development. Skills are regarded as irrelevant as long as you have the values and abilities. Tons of red tape to get anything done. Terrible governance and the most basic processes need to be constantly built from scratch.