Bridgewater Associates Reviews
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David McCormick
26 Ratings
Pros
"Work with exceptionally smart people, you get out of it what you put into it" (in 63 reviews)
"Comp, benefits are second to none, free food, good people" (in 28 reviews)
Cons
"Potentially poor work life balance" (in 31 reviews)
"Long hours, not a ton of work life/balance particularly if you want to go far, career pathing could use some work, location isn't ideal" (in 18 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great culture, great people, fun work.
Cons
Commitment to excellence is not for everyone
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Really smart, motivated people that give a lot of leeway to explore new ideas and run with them. Very open and non-hierarchical atmosphere. Really competitive pay and amazing benefits.
Cons
Take themselves a little too seriously with the principles tools. Tons of wasted time on processes that do little to help
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Overall great benefits and many more improvements. Community is a big part of this company. Company is going through restructuring right now, but they are smart decisions for the future.
Cons
It’s hard to work here! You will be tested with your thinking, but that makes you better off overall. The hardest part is knowing how many people get fired and always being very uneasy about that. Your manager will determine if you have a good experience so there can be “teams” of people. This will either work for you or against you. No true internal promotions, leads to lack of career path. If you are “ upper management” you will be on day one. The days of being able to start as a receptionist or Mail room and work your way up, are no more.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Unified Culture, Development Opportunities, make connections
Cons
Extremely High expectations, you have to use your mind constantly , do not take things too personally
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
overall a great company, highly recommend
Cons
bureaucracy, lack of career movement
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
It is not your standard hedge fund -- in fact they don't even call themselves that. The company pays as much attention to the culture as some of the major tech companies like Google or Facebook and it shows. Things are different there. Personal development comes quickly if you are willing to dive in. Management is very open and trusting. They share more with employees than I have ever seen elsewhere.
Cons
The company is rather established, so don't expect to progress quickly. You will need to be there a solid 5 years to get out of entry level status in many departments. The company would be great IF everyone actually lived by the Principles - the book written by the founder that describes the ideal culture. Despite the mandatory training for all employees on this point, many people just superficially put up with the principles and don't fundamentally change their behavior. The place only works if you buy in and take responsibility.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Overall great if you have a good manager and click with the culitre
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Benefits Community Very smart people to learn from
Cons
Not programmatic on things like talent development Compensation is questionable depending on the role
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Culture - interesting culture that promotes high-quality work Compensation Interesting projects
Cons
Culture - Easy to get mired in analysis paralysis. Way too many cooks in the kitchen. Bizarre management structure Medium-size business (in terms of employees) that tries to operate like it's massive.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits Catered lunches Company events
Cons
Work life balance Company culture extremely stressful
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Bridgewater really takes care of its people. The way the firm handled COVID was super impressive and way better executed than anything our government did. If you vibe with the culture of direct, honest feedback and intellectual rigor, you might find it hard to work anywhere else. It's a special social contract that makes you realize how petty and unfair other people in the outside world can be.
Cons
The work culture still very much glorifies working long hours. Work life balance in some specific areas of the company just does not exist.
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