Boring Company - Associate Ares Management Employee Review

1.0
May 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Shift allowance and meal allowance provided Uber drop facility for shifts ending post 9 PM Free cold drinks available Good company for introverts or those who like to work in silence, want a stable salary, and just get work done without the passion pressure

Cons

India leadership is a ghost — no passion, vision, or mission. No one is bothered about how the India GCC is doing compared to peers. Lack of team spirit and synergy across teams. Everything is running in pilot mode, India GCC contribution is negligible, and onshore counterparts are keeping the cream work while throwing garbage work to India. Office location is one of the biggest disadvantages — why would a reputed global financial firm open an office at Sakinaka signal in a dead campus? Seems like senior leadership fooled US management with cost-saving claims while peers are set up in proper corporate locations instead of industrial ones. Pathetic corporate services — a few third-party staff members rob fruits, milk, and other items kept for employees, and no one cares because senior leadership is obviously busy working from home. Not blaming them it's failure of oversight and governance. No growth, no learning. Big downgrade if you are coming from good, reputed companies. If you are coming from a third-party culture, you may be able to adjust.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very collaborative culture with a strong connected leadership team; a high-growth organization that provides great opportunities for performing team members - many examples of strong mobility (employees growing through promotion as well as employees moving locations and teams). I have been with the firm for more than 5 years and it has been a completely positive experience - I've grown significantly in responsibility and compensation.

Cons

Nothing that comes to mind.

2.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Prestige, Good Benefits, snacks in the fridge Some teams are very good. Ideal for someone in their 40s or 50s who is looking for stability.

Cons

All teams are different at a company of this size, but working in the middle office technology team was the worst experience of my career. Day to day work was either completely free of directive or projects would be completely blocked by bureaucracy. When a project I was working on went well, there was no celebration and when it was late or had issues there was no reflection. The culture is going into work to a cubicle to sit in zoom meeting straight from nine to five or eating lunch alone each day in a ghost town office. Other teams will speak poorly of each other and gossip. My boss's boss was a bully and would threaten people constantly. Everyone I worked with was "living the dream", overworked and bored to death but making a ton of money. Every team outing they had in three years was just a golf simulator. It just doesn't have to be like this. We've moved on from this cubicle farm company since the 90s, work should be encouraging and fun. Unless you're looking for stability above all else, you can find a better place to work.

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