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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 demographic groups

      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
      Mar 21, 2023

      Great place to work

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Transparent - you know where you stand!

      Cons

      I have heard that since Ray Dalio is no longer the CEO, things have changed

      2.0
      Mar 19, 2023

      Transparency for thee not for me in a mediocre macro fund

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good for lower level employees to reflect on themselves and their ability - Good training for lower level guys - Teaches you to think in frameworked way - Despite all the cons I will further describe, it actually does force radical transparency on lower level guys. That said, be careful with that transparency because it's really just armchair psycho-analysis

      Cons

      - Not actually transparent at upper levels - Unclear to me if people promoted, actually deserved it - Turnover was brutal in that people kept leaving after 2 years and there were barely anyone at that 3-8 year range - Brutal hours - I also look at the other reviews and genuinely wonder if they're fake by HR - Hides under a veneer of meritocracy but ultimately it's office politics like everywhere else - The metrics to define your impact really depends on the agenda your manager has, not what you think will add impact. Remember that. Normally this is obvious, except that BW likes to hide under the idea of letting the best ideas succeed, it doesn't.

      4.0
      Mar 18, 2023

      Great Experience

      Tech support engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Company to work for. Great Benefits. They really care about their employees. Good transparency,

      Cons

      Lots of Red tape at times to do simple tasks

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