Great place to start a career in Finance - Anonymous employee Third Bridge Employee Review
4.0
May 4, 2018
Anonymous employee
Current employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
The company culture is fantastic, no politics, lots of resources spent on keeping employee base happy/entertained. Roles can teach a lot about current market climates and topical companies within Equity/Credit/Private Equity
Cons
Unfortunately career progression can become diluted. No raises unless promoted, they will claim everyone at your level is on the same salary, though this is not strictly true.
Third Bridge Response
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Hi,
Thank you for taking time to write your feedback. We appreciate it. Also, thank you for your hard work and loyalty. The company has recently done a salary review and we are always looking at ways in which we can improve. We are sorry to hear that you feel this way about career progression, but we would advise that you discuss such issues in confidence with your HR department or your line manager.
We wish you the very best for your career at Third Bridge.
- Team Third Bridge
Good entry-level opportunity with exposure to fast-paced, client-facing work. The company hires driven, sociable individuals and can be a strong starting point for building communication, prioritization, and execution skills in a high-performance environment.
Cons
High turnover and inconsistent management quality significantly impact the employee experience. Success is heavily dependent on your team lead and manager, with limited recourse if you’re placed under ineffective leadership.
In my experience, poor communication, lack of emotional intelligence, and unclear expectations from management made it difficult to succeed and negatively affected day-to-day productivity.
Internal processes around performance management and PTO lacked transparency. I was placed on a PIP and terminated shortly after (within a week) in a way that felt abrupt and not aligned with prior communication, which was initially framed as a discussion around pending PTO. There were also delays in PTO approvals, and I experienced issues with compensation adjustments following a promotion that required follow-up to resolve.