Bloomberg reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(8,245 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 8,245 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
Apr 2, 2019

Jerk Culture

Recommend
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Pros

Amazing buildings, smart people, global reach, great added benefits, and philanthropic investment.

Cons

Real lack of trust at all levels and a jerk culture that's rewarded from the top. No learning/fail-fast mindset, get ready to be yelled at and called a 'f*#$ing idiot' if something in your area is going in the wrong direction and for your manager to take credit when things are going well. No diversity at the top, probably due to the lack of flexibility. People not treated like human beings (e.g. team that doesn't say hi or bye, useless meeting culture where meetings mean you're always busy a.k.a. important). Incentives do not drive collaboration or supportive teams - very siloed and hard to move things forward. All that said, culture can vary a lot by department or even team (e.g. data, eng, etc), so do your research.

2.0
Aug 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing benefits package - fully paid health insurance, events, food everywhere, great 401K matching

Cons

Too often, the people who were least qualified to the job, or those who were not the strongest at the job, but where close with higher ups would get promoted to Team Leaders or Managers. Then, they run around like chickens with their heads cut off because not only are they under-qualified, but their managers are also incompetent. EVERYTHING is a fire drill. There is not time taken to work on improving what we had, it was always about trying to up the last thing created - without maintaining and standardizing processes, how can you have a successful and useful product for the customer. Additionally, too many managers work scared as opposed to smart. No one knows how to push back and ask the right questions. It's quite a shame to see such an amazing company not know what type of management would be best to not only produce more, but reduce turn over.

3.0
Jul 11, 2018

The Good and the Bad - Analytics -> Sales

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Nearly free healthcare/dental/vision - Paid Time Off and fixed 8hr+1 workday - Fully stocked pantry/free dinner - Educational benefits (tuition and prof dev reimbursement) - Annual Picnic - Dedication to philanthropy - Excellent offices/location - Dedication to training their employees in Bloomberg product

Cons

- Analytics/Sales day-to-day job is very reactive, short-term, and task-based. There is no ability to see a project through from end to end. - Everything from communication to productivity is monitored and micromanaged by middle managers - While the company espouses transparency, there is no transparency when it comes to compensation and career progression - Career progression is solely based on business need and not on the strengths of the employee - Non-transferable skills to outside of Bloomberg (you get trapped in the Bloomberg bubble) - Promotions/Internal job changes with higher responsibility do not translate into higher compensation - More senior people at the company are the middle of the pack. Top talent find opportunities elsewhere with the education Bloomberg provides. Underperformers are weeded out through constant changes in departments and not being compensated well.

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