Challenging Environment - Development Manager BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
Jun 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you want to work at a leading financial company then this is it, especially in the ETF space. Hey if not like they are Goldman Sacks, as they have a judiciary responsibility to invest your 410k money responsibly, and are not wheeler dealers.

Cons

Work is tough, and they have somewhat of a command and control work dynamic. All decisions are made in NY. If you want to be an influencer, take a position there.

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1.0
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Pros

decent pay and good name drop to add to your experience and resume

Cons

everything!! since this was a contract role I was brought in to complete a project with 0 leadership or direction. I was left to figure out everything completely on my own from finding a computer and a desk and a phone to figuring out who to contact in India etc to help me revamp the entire global website on the backend. I literally had to show up to work everyday at least an hour early so that I could possibly try to find a open desk sometimes I had to work on the floor or find somewhere in the lunchroom I could set up in the corner this went on for over a month.

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