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Bridgewater Associates

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Sr Manager IT - Anonymous employee Bridgewater Associates Employee Review

1.0
Aug 13, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Generous benefits, Work life balance is a priority. Very intimate and trusting dialogue from time to time.

Cons

Its a cult. Ray has created a machine to fabricate minions to operate in his way and he has a strong belief that there is only learning through pain. There is a mountain of deeply personal, invasive and psychological prying into what makes you tick. It is very painful and is the preponderance of what your experience will be like in the first year. IF you are a technologist your skills will atrophy. It take forever to accomplish anything. The company has a very hard time making and holding to commitments.

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