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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

      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
      Feb 5, 2021

      Hard place to work, but worth it

      Management support associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall great benefits and many more improvements. Community is a big part of this company. Company is going through restructuring right now, but they are smart decisions for the future.

      Cons

      It’s hard to work here! You will be tested with your thinking, but that makes you better off overall. The hardest part is knowing how many people get fired and always being very uneasy about that. Your manager will determine if you have a good experience so there can be “teams” of people. This will either work for you or against you. No true internal promotions, leads to lack of career path. If you are “ upper management” you will be on day one. The days of being able to start as a receptionist or Mail room and work your way up, are no more.

      4.0
      Oct 20, 2020

      Good but Could Have Been Better

      Finance
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very smart employees who hold high standards and produce good results. Good track record and brand which makes working there fun and much more pleasant than the average company. Benefits are really first class across the board, especially when it comes to health, 401k, and how they treat employees. Separation package was very generous.

      Cons

      Many jobs are highly reliant on the performance of the flagship fund (Pure Alpha). Poor returns in 2020 saw the need to reduce headcount by a lot, which while not unexpected it is a con given that other industries/ companies are not as volatile. Also, given the size of the drawdown, BW has a long road ahead. Managers are often over scheduled which can make developing as a junior employee difficult. Culture of transparency was not that strong while I was there mostly in part because of the layoffs and there has been many leaks. The company culture varies from department and in Finance it was not as strong, meaning the day to day culture felt like any other financial institution.

      4.0
      Jan 8, 2020

      The gift of transparency

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I've been at BW for over a decade. Two of the things have kept me here: 1) The people - nowhere else have I found a more genuine and talented group of people that trust each other enough to call out the good and the bad and 2) the transparency and encouragement to rationalize for yourself what is going on around you - by virtue of being able to see and understand decisions at every level you are 'gifted' the opportunity to shape the outcomes for yourself vs. being 'had' by them.

      Cons

      1) The agility, particularly in the space of innovation, can be limited by the need to make very clear logical connections to rationalize for others why an idea makes sense to invest in. There is limited autonomy to go from the gut... Conversely this is also a strength for BW wrt managing risk and increasing the probability of being right - very appropriate for working in markets 2) It can be hard to distinguish who is right vs. who is a better debater. I.e. open debate is encouraged, but some people are better at it and can push their ideas forward as a result - but they're not necessarily right and often proven wrong after significant investment

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