BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,550 total reviews)
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Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,550 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Aug 17, 2018

Gangsters - stay far far away!

Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with. Lots of very talented and motivated individuals.

Cons

So this will sound crazy but it needs to be out there. These guys put a hit out on me after I took medical leave. I suspect they did it as I was very young and they could collect one hell of a COLI payment. Lots of details to this story but bottom line, they tried to make sure I could never find work so I would off myself. They weren't successful so at this point they've hired folks linked to the gov't to put me under 24/7 surveillance and it's clear they are about to have me killed. These guys contact everyone I know or talk to isolate me or make sure I can't get help. I'm incredibly well qualified and have a track record with some of the best firms in the country (including 5 years at Blk). I worked with their executives as well. But these guys are straight gangsters and strongly connected to the government so not much you can do against them. I'm screwed and I hope you guys are more careful if you choose to work here.

4.0
Sep 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a bigger organization than you'd think so something interesting is always happening. The brand is becoming more recognized and it's clear the business has a future. There are definitely some very talented employees here.

Cons

Your career will be entirely manager/department dependent. Some of the teams have great culture, pay and promote well, and retain talent - others are just bleeding employees and are missing the signals why.

4.0
Jul 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great leadership, able to attract best & brightest, fun to work for company where expenses are never an issue, colleagues are motivated, driven, smart and generally collaborative. Company is transparent and town halls are frequent, informative and delivered by super talented leaders. Salary and bonus are very generous.

Cons

Can be bureaucratic and political. Career opportunities are limited in non-NY locations. Company tolerates employees who behave badly and/or are terrible managers as long as they execute against objectives. Tech leadership is largely "home-grown" which means they lack perspective on how other world-class companies evolve technology and make technology decisions (e.g. build vs. buy decisions, breakdown silo mentality). Focus on talent mobility and stretch opportunities rings a little hollow. Size and scale make it hard to innovate.

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