Ares Management Reviews

Pros

Everyone is kind and eager to help you. Benefits/Compensation package is amazing—best of its peers. Work life balance is a priority. Supportive of family lifestyles. Return to office post mask mandate has been handled amazingly with much flexibility and trust in employees’ ability to continue performing at top levels.

Cons

There are no core competencies for performance standards which seemingly makes it challenging for an employee to forge their path for promotion. The organization has grown substantially in a short amount of time. As a result, there are various pain points as systems and processes are very manual. If you are willing to roll up your sleeves, though, there is lots of good work to be done.

Pros

Everyone is very welcoming and nice!

Cons

There are no cons at this job

Pros

I enjoyed my colleagues at Ares, especially my fellow EAs. I trusted our leadership and thought it was a great place to work. Again, perception is entirely based on who you work with and for. The company truly offers an amazing benefits package I've yet to find anywhere else.

Cons

Sometimes hiring or promotional decisions were made due to cronyism or nepotism, so I left. Again, different departments function differently internally, and my experience may not reflect someone else's. I also believe more EA's are needed to handle to workload, as there has been turnover in my previous role even after I left. Overall, there are plenty of cons, but I still think Ares was a great place to work

Pros

Solid industry reputation, constantly growing (both organically and via acquisition). Top of the line suite of employee benefits which is increasing. Building out focus on retention and career paths, mentoring, etc.

Cons

Very tight on staffing which commonly leads to continual high stress on the staff and lower middle management levels. Terms like "fast-paced" work environment can be used to excuse the Firm's part in the stress potential and place the onus on the employee to "be a good fit" for the position. Complicated annual review platforms make self-review confusing and intimidating, making one feel that regardless of their high performance, if they don't know how to represent themselves using the correct approach and verbiage, they will not be recognized for their performance and potential, and it will be entirely their fault.

Pros

- Strong culture - Smart investors - Great resources across the firm

Cons

- Not as much senior visibility at the junior level

Pros

Holidays off, Benefits, Management, Work from anywhere

Cons

Corporates Svcs Dept badly managed

Pros

Prestigious firm and competitive pay

Cons

Working hours can reach 100 hours during peak seasons with no support from management. Cutthroat environment with no work life balance. Exactly what Wall Street should not be.

Pros

Strong brand, smart coworkers, intellectually stimulating

Cons

Sweatshop, the org just needs bodies to fuel the machine

Pros

Great cultured employees. Great place to work

Cons

I can’t think of any at the moment

Pros

Good work life balance Lots of social activities

Cons

Pick and choose who gets raise/bonus Horrible benefits package