Management lacks clear direction and the ability to effectively plan - Anonymous employee Bloomberg Employee Review

2.0
Feb 4, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay is decent when factoring in bonuses Benefits are better than most employers in the financial industry Work Life Balance is acceptable

Cons

Upper Management does not communicate to employees and often makes decisions "in the dark" that do not make sense Policy is not applied equally to all departments specifically work from home Management promotes from within based on politics and not abilities or knowledge Favoritism is common practice

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Opportunities to do lots of work with data and finance to apply knowledge in both programming and Subject-Matter Expertise (SME). Excellent Work-Life Balance (WLB) and extremely welcoming culture. You can reach out to anyone for help or just to talk, and they will get back to you (although management does require more scheduling in advance). Generous compensation (good wage) and benefits, including housing for interns. If you heard the rumors that the Bloomberg Princeton office has a great Bloomberg Pantry (read: company-provided breakfast and lunch), the rumors are true.

Cons

Not the place for those looking for cutting-edge AI. The company is not as fast with AI as the company prioritizes reliability and accuracy above all, and much of AI is not at an acceptable threshold for management to be willing to take that risk with financial data (at least in 2026). You may get a project to automate menial processes, which is really cool, but that tends to involve actually doing the menial processes, which feels unproductive. Princeton office is good but New York is considered preferable. Coworkers are not very reachable outside of work hours. Compensation is low in Data compared to Software Engineers.

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