Hard work but worth it if you're talented and in the right team - Senior Software Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

4.0
Nov 1, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great offices with a great kitchen (snacks, drinks, breakfast) Feeling of being plugged into an amazing communications network 24/7 (also a con) Ask for more responsibility and you'll get it (be careful how much you ask for) [Some] very intelligent and interesting work colleagues Good at spotting and rewarding talent Great focus on environmental issues, carbon footprint and recycling Great benefits

Cons

Working hours Work life balance That 24/7 plugged-in feeling works both ways [Some] not very intelligent and interesting work colleagues Technology not cutting edge (unless you're very talented and able to push something new) Lots of maintenance of existing systems Types of work, job satisfaction and colleagues very dependant on which team you join

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Cons

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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.

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