Only ever bad news - Associate BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
Jan 14, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The people I work with are really nice people. Lots of smart people to learn from.

Cons

The company has completely changed since I started. - Terrible compensation - Layoffs/reorgs all the time - the company makes so many cheap decisions to save a few pennies (such as new Edinburgh office location, no Christmas parties, no travel) which is leading to extreme impact on staff morale. - 4 days in the office with rumours of return to 5. - culture has completely eroded as everyone is miserable. Morale was really shakey up until comp day. Low pay rises and bonuses despite working extremely hard and two challenging years personally due to cost of living. Meanwhile we were able to announce acquisitions on the same day. It has potential, but there is going to be a lot of people leaving in the next 5-6months so I would wait for the dust to settle.

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5.0
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Surrounded by top talent, Lots of opportunities for career growth

Cons

Large organization, so decision-making and processes can sometimes move more slowly than in smaller firms.

2.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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