Hell on Earth - Anonymous employee Bloomberg Employee Review

1.0
Feb 24, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You can knock yourself out all day on the free food. You'll need to, to cope with the misery of working there.

Cons

This really is a nasty, nasty place. Dull, tedious workload, unnecessarily long hours with absolutely no give and all take, inward-facing approach with no regard for customers whatsoever, micromanaging middle management whose only specialist skills are brown-nosing. Think Lord of the Flies - a kid in charge of the other kids and not a colouring in book in sight. The company prides itself on growing organically, so it never gets any fresh ideas in, and subsequent generations of middle managers just follow the status quo. Oh, and factor in the several sizes of new trousers you'll need to buy as you get fatter and fatter from misery-eating.

Explore other reviews about Bloomberg

5.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free food, good salary, incredible Pro Bono opportunities

Cons

Lack of flexibility around RTO policy

5.0
May 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Only a five-hour-per-week time commitment, which is very manageable with my class schedule. Bloomberg provides ideas for challenges and activities to host at my school, so I would not have to come up with everything from scratch. There is flexibility to choose when I table and to tailor the role around my schedule.

Cons

The budget for the program is tight, which is frustrating because advertising to law students is exactly how Bloomberg Law builds a dedicated user base. In my opinion, whoever makes the budget is not seeing the bigger vision. A lot of attorneys may not like Bloomberg Law, use it regularly, or ask their firms to purchase a subscription simply because they were never meaningfully exposed to it in law school. This is exactly why Lexis has taken over in such a big way: its presence and budget are felt at law schools across the country. If Bloomberg wants future attorneys to become loyal users, it needs to invest more seriously in reaching students while they are still learning which legal research platforms they prefer.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All