Awful leadership, ever changing priorities, stay away - Vice President BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
14 Jan 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited time off, okay benefits, nice people, decent name for your resume

Cons

Awful awful awful leadership in this place. The two MD’s overseeing the group are absolute nitwits who can’t plan or budget to save their lives. Didn’t even receive budget until after the year started, zero direction, yet zero autonomy and rampant micro management. Managers are new, unskilled and have no clue what it takes to manage people. Projects, plans and direction change at the drop of a hat meaning you are at the mercy of biting your tongue when they operate in a dysfunctional fashion. They’ll tell you this is an “inclusive eneviromwnt”. No it is not. You can’t dare speak up and share your opinion. They only people who get gears are friends of leadership. Everyone else gets treated like a second class citizen. They over-hire and over-fire. Spare yourself and go to an established company that operates like an established company. Also, the New York City headquarters looks like the 70s ...still. Wood paneling, dark floors, no space to have to have meetings, get work done quietly. You are at the mercy of a loud open floor plan where you can even hear on phone calls. Just please stay away. There are more modern and more well functioning companies out there that pay better.

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BlackRock Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. The behaviors and feelings you’ve described in your review are not aligned with our values. We take this very seriously as we strive to hire and promote the most talented individuals to lead our company.

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