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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
3.0
Mar 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work here is refreshing, in that the thinking here is very outside of your typical fund. Also, benefits including healthcare and good-quality food are included in the package. Finally, you have the natural prestige of the fund which makes it highly recommended for those intending to work at a high pressure - high reward fund. If you gain a place here at entry-level, several doors will open in the industry.

Cons

People may consider Bridgewater Associates to be decent, but pay can be average and linked highly to performance. On some years, you'll make several times your base but more often that not (especially this year), under-performance by the fund will hit dramatically. Also, given the rather strange way of doing things, some may find it difficult to adjust to the highly strict nature of the business.

4.0
May 16, 2012

You suck, get used to it.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Trust in truth. Open and transparent. Read the Principles, they are serious about them. Ability to ask questions and receive answers on any subject. They pay above market and hire lots of very smart people.

Cons

The focus on mistakes and weaknesses can wear you down and crush self confidence and morale. The overhead is high and it can be difficult to get things done.

1.0
Jul 30, 2024

Don't work here

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None, relative to peer institutions

Cons

Terrible culture, non-competitive comp, low-quality process and outputs (they never make money), and not conducive to future opportunities in the HF industry

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