Could not wait to leave - Anonymous employee BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
5 Feb 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-okay salary -volunteer days -flexible time off (depends on your role though) -some of the management are really smart and good with people -some good concepts in the new office -lots of ambitious people -useful trainings available (e.g. programming, Excel etc.)

Cons

Your experience is highly dependent on which business / team you are joining. Partly because of budget (how "important" your function is) and partly because of the people. My experience: -no team spirit whatsoever -okay starting salary but it gets higher veeery slowly... So maybe somewhere else you are offered less in the beginning but you get a raise more often. I accepted the offer mainly because of the salary but looking back, I could have probably negotiated the same at my previous company. -they like to brag about how great they are but really, it's just another multinational company -hr and payroll processes were a nightmare, I spent way too much time with making sure I get paid and we had to check our payslip and actual payments because mistakes are made regularly -the new office.. Yeah looks good , but not at all practical and facility management was slow to respond to problems or suggestions. I would give up a modern-looking working environment any day for an office where things actually function well. -the job was different from how it was presented at the interview... I did not like my job and I wish they had picked someone else who could have been a better fit. -some of the management was difficult to work with: little understanding of our job but oh so much to say -they are trying to differentiate themselves from SSCs but it is what it is...

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BlackRock Response
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We appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed our perks, leadership, and your colleagues. We pride ourselves on developing people managers at all levels of the organization and have an expectation that they provide a great experience for their direct reports and provide lots of opportunities for employee development. We are disappointed to hear you had an unsatisfactory experience, we will consider possible actions to address these concerns.

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