You'll be micromanaged to death - Financial Sales and Analytics Bloomberg Employee Review

2.0
Mar 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good starting salary, extensive training, great colleagues, free snacks.

Cons

Where do I start... - Clueless team leaders who have no idea of how to manage and motivate people. - Absolutely no scope for creativity, you have to follow very strict guidelines which quite often don't make sense. - Micromanagement - no matter what your job title is and how senior you are, if you are 5 minutes late from your lunch break, you'll get a lot of stick for it. - Working hours are long - you have to be in the office from 8 to 18. Very limited career opportunities - preference always goes to external candidates. Overall, it's a good company to start your career at and it looks good on CV but not that many people stay.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company, in this role you have the chance to learn about the financial markets, the terminal, and also you get client exposure.

Cons

Not really cons, culture is great.

2.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great Office, Free Snacks and plenty of social events

Cons

Be prepared for a heavily politicised culture — it's pervasive and affects day-to-day working life significantly. The organisation suffers from clear in-group favouritism at the leadership level, where certain groups are visibly preferred for opportunities, recognition, and advancement. This creates an uneven playing field and quietly damages morale for those outside those circles. Leadership collaboration leaves a lot to be desired. In four years, I didn't experience a single structured team-building or bonding initiative — a telling sign of how little investment goes into people and team cohesion. Perhaps most concerning is the approach to compliance. Raising legitimate concerns or challenging existing practices is met with significant resistance from senior stakeholders, rather than genuine engagement. A culture where pushback replaces accountability is one worth approaching with caution.

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