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      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (8,248 total reviews)
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      Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

      84% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,248 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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      1.0
      Nov 29, 2012

      fascist nightmare, anti-technology echo chamber and sweatshop

      Software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It pays well, and is very secure. Sometimes there are free vegetables.

      Cons

      It is virtually impossible to get anything done here. The more ambitious and creative you are, the more you will hate it. You can't even use the Internet, which makes research and development practically impossible. I've worked for big banks, big tech, military intelligence, and I've never been in such a locked-down environment. Employees (and often co-workers) are treated as the enemy. The more you accomplish, the more visible a target you become. The technology is abyssmal, antiquated, and crippled. Working here is a dead-end because your skills will rot and become utterly irrelevant to the real world. Also, it is a sweat-shop. You will work 16 hour days on more than one occasion and you will be seen on weekends much more than any rational person would like. Also, constant interruptions, bright lights, loud noises, uncomfortable cramped quarters.

      2.0
      Oct 3, 2012

      C++ and javascript coding on your favourite amber and black color schemed terminal

      Financial software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The FSD training class will teach you what you need to know about Bloomberg's proprietary technologies. Good opportunity for somebody straight out of uni, who knows C++ to a reasonable but not expert level. For those with a few years experience, getting the same pay and going through the same class is less appealing. Bloomberg's RAPID enviroment and BAS framework are easy to use and quick to develop new features on. Bloomberg work you hard but the satisfaction you get from getting a lot of work done can be addictive. Free snacks and drinks in the pantry is also a plus. Lavish summer parties. Nice new "lunch room".

      Cons

      Bloomberg are focused on being first to market with new features which means pressure and deadlines and a big tradeoff against writing good quality code. Business guys can be aggressive and look through you, and not enough time is given to planning or design. Compile and linking against all of Bloomberg's dependent libraries takes ages and sometimes fails. The architecture is somewhat dated due to this, plus the presence of legacy fortran code. Outages affecting development occur too frequently. You can befriend training colleagues but most people keep themselves to themselves. The initial training class requires a lot of work and staying late and has an 80% pass mark. Working hours 8am to 6pm or 9pm to 7pm.

      3.0
      Sep 13, 2012

      A good opportunity but no follow-through.

      Administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Beautiful office, lovely amenities, they keep you well-fed, some nice people, and interesting meetings and events.

      Cons

      The focus was more on time spent at a desk than the quality of work produced. There is a lack of communication and understanding among the higher-up employees.

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