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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(8,276 total reviews)
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Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,276 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bloomberg employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Nov 30, 2012
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Pros

Mostly great colleges Good managers who cares about their employees Transparency (anyone can find out what other employees are working on) Opportunity to get training on the job Employees are encouraged to move around and there are programs specifically set up for employees to find the right team Management becoming more concerned about the needs of developers (every getting new computers and much bigger monitors) Some good technical work done depending on the team

Cons

A lot of what you experience can vary drastically depending on your team (Unfortunately, some teams may have to maintain application written using out of date technology, but I think that is slowly changing for the better) Some internal politics to deal with, but I think this inevitable in a company of this size

3.0
Nov 29, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- many knowledgable and extremely bright people - decent benefits other than salary - impressive offices throughout the globe - looks good on your CV

Cons

- many incompetent and simply stupid people - promoting the wrong people for management positions - office politics - bureaucracy - lots of proprietary technologies - working hours (8-18) - pay below market average

1.0
Nov 29, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

It pays well, and is very secure. Sometimes there are free vegetables.

Cons

It is virtually impossible to get anything done here. The more ambitious and creative you are, the more you will hate it. You can't even use the Internet, which makes research and development practically impossible. I've worked for big banks, big tech, military intelligence, and I've never been in such a locked-down environment. Employees (and often co-workers) are treated as the enemy. The more you accomplish, the more visible a target you become. The technology is abyssmal, antiquated, and crippled. Working here is a dead-end because your skills will rot and become utterly irrelevant to the real world. Also, it is a sweat-shop. You will work 16 hour days on more than one occasion and you will be seen on weekends much more than any rational person would like. Also, constant interruptions, bright lights, loud noises, uncomfortable cramped quarters.

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