Very bureaucratic and contentious environment - Vice President - Technology BlackRock Employee Review

1.0
Jun 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Few late nights and weekends. Lower management seems to understand that people are unhappy. Most lower management seems to want to improve the toxic environment.

Cons

It is a horrible environment. It is difficult to get work done with constant interruptions and 25% of your time spent doing paperwork. People are always in a bad mood and there is a lot of bickering and scapegoating.

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Cons

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