Lack of Recognition for hard work and good work - Junior Financial Analyst Bloomberg Employee Review

3.0
Apr 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Free Meals Provided (food isn't 5 star, but it's free, which is a big cost advantage) - Good Schedule - Decent Work/Life Balance - Pay is on par with other major firms

Cons

Recognition is key to professional growth. You need to be recognized for your quality work in order to seek out raises or promotions. Recognition is seriously lacking at this place. It's like the firm is made split up in different planets. Analysts are in one works and senior management is in another. There is so little communication that it's hard to get recognized, even if you put out quality performance.

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Pros

Great culture, benefits, pay, and work-life balance

Cons

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4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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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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