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Bridgewater Associates

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Bridgewater - constantly walking on eggshells. - Anonymous employee Bridgewater Associates Employee Review

1.0
Jul 11, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good Pay Free Food Benefits - - aka what Ray Dalio considers "Gifts" Good place to learn and move on with your career

Cons

Way too much time is spent on analyzing people and their weaknesses Personal time disappears A majority of the people you work with are faking it to make it - - throwing people under the bus is encouraged. Employees can be made an example of very easily, perhaps even end up as a case-study and "probed" on film for the company's viewing pleasure. Cultish-egotism - Those who do not buy into the Bridgewater way are treated as inferior, illogical, weak and sometimes outcasted. Many fake it in order to avoid any repercussions.

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