Stale leadership and overly political inefficient structure - Senior Project Manager Bloomberg Employee Review

2.0
Feb 7, 2022
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Pros

Great benefits, and good work/life balance for most people (most have very little work to do and spend days in meetings and are able to leave at an early hour - a select few have a full plate). The Foundation does meaningful work. Bob hours (required and suggested volunteering opportunities) are really nice to have structure behind so that everyone chips in to help out.

Cons

VERY POLITICAL. The middle management and senior leadership have all been there for a prohibitively long time - I worked with some whom had never worked anywhere else in their 22+ year career. Although it is fantastic they have been able to move up the ladder, it also results in limited exposure and therefore stale ideas and archaic systems. It has also created hierarchy from politics vs skill. Some managers have been moved around to various teams, demoted over time but still empowered with some decision making that they are not qualified for due to this lack of exposure/experience. A coworker explained it as a place you do not go if you want to find a mentor or someone to aspire to in higher ranking. I will preface that I worked on the creative side and this is not what the company excels in. The creative and branding produced by LP studio is not portfolio-worthy in this field. They do have talented designers, but leadership is not qualified in creative focused output. The experience on the financial products side may be much stronger as this is what the company specializes in- I suggest checking Blind for insight. Be careful of political alliances internally as decisions will be made based on them vs efficiency or skills.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company, in this role you have the chance to learn about the financial markets, the terminal, and also you get client exposure.

Cons

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4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Opportunities to do lots of work with data and finance to apply knowledge in both programming and Subject-Matter Expertise (SME). Excellent Work-Life Balance (WLB) and extremely welcoming culture. You can reach out to anyone for help or just to talk, and they will get back to you (although management does require more scheduling in advance). Generous compensation (good wage) and benefits, including housing for interns. If you heard the rumors that the Bloomberg Princeton office has a great Bloomberg Pantry (read: company-provided breakfast and lunch), the rumors are true.

Cons

Not the place for those looking for cutting-edge AI. The company is not as fast with AI as the company prioritizes reliability and accuracy above all, and much of AI is not at an acceptable threshold for management to be willing to take that risk with financial data (at least in 2026). You may get a project to automate menial processes, which is really cool, but that tends to involve actually doing the menial processes, which feels unproductive. Princeton office is good but New York is considered preferable. Coworkers are not very reachable outside of work hours. Compensation is low in Data compared to Software Engineers.

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