During my performance review - I was told "white males" get promoted! - Human Resources Bloomberg Employee Review

1.0
May 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits. Finance industry are addicted to the terminals...so there is job security. When bored you can read the news on the terminal. Bloomberg journalist write very good articles

Cons

- micro-management - stuck in the 1980s technology and management style - the all white mafia MGMT team in NY manages by instilling fear and uses HR as its henchmen - lots of Mike worshipping - drinking the kool-aid - white privilege culture - very top down organization - weak middle management / TL - they are "yes" servile group - unless you kiss the ring, your pay and career progression stagnates

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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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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