Bloomberg reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(8,281 total reviews)
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Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,281 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bloomberg employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Jan 24, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Great offices, good investment by the company in infrastructure, support given to some employees is outstanding. Salaries tend to be better than average and benefits package is very good.

Cons

The 'Bloomberg Way' is never explained, just referred to. Your face fits or it doesn't. Senior managers are given too much freedom to be petty and antagonistic if that is their way.

2.0
Jan 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Snacks, location, colleagues, benefits, vacation time

Cons

Decreasing value year-over-year to my career. Developer management cares only about themselves and not their employees (saw this in several groups). Company is overrun by suits trying to run software groups with too much influence on week-minded software developer managers. Heavy use of Fortran and proprietary tech. Spend more than a few years at this company and you will not be employable elsewhere.

3.0
Jun 6, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Great-looking office. 2. Friendly colleagues. 3. Some top editors are really good at the work and encourage people. 4. Looks extremely good on your CV. 5. Of course, the pantry. 6. Good benefits.

Cons

1. Middle-level managers are incompetent or lost or indifferent. Rare to find any other kind. This is a demotivating factor for most employees. 2. Long work hours. Kills any chances of having a life outside BBG, especially if people have long commutes. 3. Less opportunities for growth. Competence is not the factor that pushes people to higher positions. It's normally other considerations like how much the management likes you or how much you will bend according to the top guy's will. So basically need to be nice to the boss. 4. Little appreciation for great work. There are few managers who ensure an employee gets his or her due. 5. Bosses decide what the market wants. People work not because the market needs it but because the boss wants something done.

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