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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

65% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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
Jan 17, 2012

Interesting

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is well known in the industry resume boost Very intelligent and motivated co-workers (everyone who works there is smart)

Cons

reviews focus almost entirely on your weaknesses Cult like obsession with the founders "principles" Culture fit is far more important to career success than capability or job performance

1.0
Apr 18, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is supposed to say everything they think, not worrying about politics. Pays well. Decent benefits. Chance to work with some world class people.

Cons

Politics becomes a game where you have to pretend it doesn't exist, that everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others. Technology is antiquated. Bureaucracy is stifling. World class people don't tend to stay around long.

3.0
Mar 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a different kind of company with very little bs. It's living in front of a mirror 24/7. You will quickly get an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses and, if you're able to absorb this feedback and grow for it, you have an opportunity for virtually unlimited career growth.

Cons

It's a small company that doesn't realize it's become a bureaucracy that's quickly on the road to become a corporation. It's senior management is quickly becoming detached from reality of modern life (i.e. facebook is demonized). No one makes strategic decisions resulting in paralysis.

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Glassdoor has 679 Bridgewater Associates reviews submitted anonymously by Bridgewater Associates employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Bridgewater Associates is right for you.