Growing, Restructuring - Senior Benefits Administrator Ares Management Employee Review

4.0
Dec 19, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Solid industry reputation, constantly growing (both organically and via acquisition). Top of the line suite of employee benefits which is increasing. Building out focus on retention and career paths, mentoring, etc.

Cons

Very tight on staffing which commonly leads to continual high stress on the staff and lower middle management levels. Terms like "fast-paced" work environment can be used to excuse the Firm's part in the stress potential and place the onus on the employee to "be a good fit" for the position. Complicated annual review platforms make self-review confusing and intimidating, making one feel that regardless of their high performance, if they don't know how to represent themselves using the correct approach and verbiage, they will not be recognized for their performance and potential, and it will be entirely their fault.

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5.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Amazing work environment and benefits.

Cons

Expectation to be in office four(4) days

2.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
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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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