Decent place to work, good resume builder, great coworkers - Associate BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
18 Mar 2015
Recommend
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Pros

It's a world-class company, well respected in the industry. All my coworkers were smart, dedicated, and easy to get along with.

Cons

Pay can be on the low side if you aren't front office. It used to be more entrepreneurial but as it grew through acquisitions things got much more bureaucratic. Promotion process is too formulaic and procedural. Work-life balance is very poor, everyone is expected to work long hours all the time. So it's a good fit if you don't have a family, or don't like being around them.

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

Very Big company and alot of access to amazing people.

Cons

You have to work in Wilmington Delaware.

3.0
22 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. The executive leaders in the firm are doing a great job 2. Many people in the firm genuinely have a sense of pride working there 3. The (base) compensation is compatible with the market; bonus, however, is another story. 4. For the first ten years of my career in the firm, I made some great memories and made some great friends.

Cons

The culture of my organization started to shift away from a sensible approach and career nurturing to a hostile and confrontational one around 2 years ago. In several all-hands meetings, we were chastised for being "too nice" and were made clear that things would change. The anonymous feedback in the meetings was cut short or eliminated entirely because it didn’t paint a positive picture. In the last 2 years, 1. I was often asked and expected to answer, "Now.. what can you do for me?" in my 1:1 with my latest manager. 2. I was reminded more than once that English is my second language 3. I was reminded more than once by the manager that I should not speak during the meetings I was invited to because they weren’t in the right timing or not appropriate to the subject being discussed during the time There were many of these examples in the last two years with the firm that just seemed inconceivable; nevertheless, I had a great ride and met some genuine people that I consider friends even today.

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