Total compensation is depressingly low - Software Engineer BlackRock Employee Review

1.0
Aug 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Good WLB in engineering - Unlimited PTO, which is mostly respected in engineering teams

Cons

- Pay is embarrassingly low. Everyone knows it: HR, your colleagues, higher-ups. It affects motivation everywhere - why work hard if we're being massively underpaid? Associate/VP engineers make LESS than new grads at tech companies. Imagine that!

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