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Bridgewater Associates

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Great values, lots of ppl are overworked - Anonymous employee Bridgewater Associates Employee Review

4.0
Sep 3, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Due to the culture, BW has a lot less politics than most companies. You really can question decisions and people of all levels. Lots of meaningful relationships. Lots of bright people. Slackers get fired. Employees learn a lot about their strengths and weaknesses in a way that benefits them both professionally and personally.

Cons

In an environment where truth, transparency, and excellence are touted, you still sometimes come by politics. Ideas can take a long time to implement, partially because they're probed and analyzed from every angle (to ensure they have merit), and partially b/c people are too busy to do that probing, analyzing, and implementing. People are overloaded and overworked. Intense atmosphere. Easy to burn out.

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