Bridgewater Associates Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Great people, no bs type of culture, lots of opportunity to grow and learn, authentic leaders, the ability to give upward feedback is really refreshing.

Cons

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. The culture is definitely not for everyone but can be incredibly refreshing and developmental under certain managers

Pros

The benefits are top of the line across the board Generally fair compensation

Cons

Potentially poor work life balance

Pros

Intelligent employees, pay and benefits

Cons

Culture and work life balance,

Pros

Surrounded by super-smart colleagues who are driven and hold a high standard for their work Clear care for you by management and colleagues (have made truly incredible friends) Great benefits People tell it like it is Constantly put in positions to receive feedback and grow

Cons

Culture can be overwhelming at times (difficult to always be engaged with it) Company is promoting work flexibility and runs shuttles for commuting purposes, but work/Life balance suffers due to location in CT (I live in NYC) Not clear career paths outside of tech/investment communities, which can make it more difficult to carve out future roles

Pros

great perks -free lunch, snacks food and compensation is higher than norm

Cons

no work life balance, if you don’t drink the kool-aid (culture) you are out. Way too many thinkers and not enough doers.

Pros

(I've been at Bridgewater 5+ years) - challenging environment that promotes rapid personal development: i've grown tremendously since working here in ways that have impacted both my professional and personal life, if i got nothing more than that from my experience working here, it would have been worth it. - caliber of people: have had the opportunity to work with extremely bright, conceptual individuals that have fascinating backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. - community/meaningful relationships: the community is very tight knit and i've developed some very strong relationships and wonderful relationships during my time here. There are many BW ppl - both current and former employees- that are a significant part of my/my husband's life.

Cons

- can be difficult to maintain work/life balance: it's a demanding environment and the hours can be long (but in my experience definitely not as long/bad compared to ibanking or other wall street options) - nature of environment/challenges can be stressful: I am naturally a high anxiety person, so i've had my bouts of struggles with stress and anxiety while working here. It is intellectually demanding and the culture, while i love and appreciate it, can be difficult at times and i have to deliberately put in place mechanisms for myself to ensure i'm maintaining perspective and balancing emotions. - culture is not for everyone: you certain have to have a certain value set to work here, and i recognize and appreciate it's not for everyone. I've met fantastic people who just don't click with the culture.

Pros

Culture, friends, compensation, parties are great

Cons

Culture, working with people can be difficult, decisions are slow, work-life balance

Pros

Learn about yourself. Culture is based on truth and honesty with a constant flow of feedback, which leads to a great opportunity to hear what people all around you truly think about you realtime and gain for a truer self-evaluation / opportunity to improve Growth opportunity. Company is very open to lateral and vertical movement...just comes down to your own abilities and desire to grow. My own path was from a part time consultant in technology to a full-time employee working directly for the CEO. Work with great people. Some of the smartest and brightest around, and a true caring that I felt transcended work.

Cons

Work-life balance. Job can be all consuming, very long days are normal, and leaving the job at the job is tough: you can find yourself thinking about the feedback hours/days later.