BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,562 total reviews)
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Laurence D. Fink

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,562 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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2.0
Dec 21, 2023

Just Okay...

Recommend
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Pros

* Great office at nice locations... though lack of places to eat nearby * Nice cafeteria - a bit on the expensive side, but I like it. * Good to have the company name on the resume

Cons

* Imense number of meetings - at BLK we just love them. Even meetings about meetings. It's hard to do any work. * I think they track everything you do. * "Unlimited vacation". But, I'm pretty sure if you allocate more than 3 weeks, you will either be laid off before even take it. :) I've seen it. * Legacy systems - pretty much everything on prem, with minimal cloud exposure. Everything engineered with either C or Java 8. * DEV environment is shared with thousands of employees and if one person messes up something, you can't do any work. The managers just shrugs off when you mention this, don't take any initatives to improve the working conditions. * Lot of politics - if you are not loud or not a good talker (or don't have a manager who stands by you), you'll be eaten by others. * I get impression they pretty much try to be like Goldman Sachs, but not very well. * The leadership is quite amusing - you can see guitars, rock & roll pictures in their office. But they are quite distant, they hardly say hi or trying to be friendly, or ignore you in the elevators even when you speak with them. * Every other day there are climate activists and protesters peacefully protesting in front of the building. You are prohibited to speak, talk or even take a flier from them. If you do, you risk being fired.

2.0
Jul 22, 2023

Great Brand, Big Name. Be mindful before taking the leap of faith.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Big Name and Brand. Easy to attract strong talents for hire due to Brand name. Knowledge is everywhere. So much talents in the company or been to this company that a lot of documentations are left inside but need to be found. Easier to access knowledge and information than other traditional firms. Office is clean and nice looking. Pantry is fine, not great but usable with free coffee.

Cons

Compensation: Lower than market average compensation. Only the top notch or sales get the pie. Don't try to paint an image that Blackrock is great and can pay a lot. Tend to play with your bonus, it's seriously sad. 3 quarters of high performance, and the quarter before salary review/Bonus, they will be in 'hardship'. You go figure that out. Some graduate analysts and pets of managers will yell you otherwise. Playing of Favorism is obvious here. Management: Toxic management. Of course, this is dependent on the team or manager you work for. But in general, they are a traditional typical company that cares only for new blood. There were some MDs who told me directly that older workers are tainted papers and graduate analysts are fresh new paper. Again, you go figure how management is. Culture: Diversity, Equality and Inclusive! Yes it's branding is amazing! No Black or Asian discrimination! No Age and handicap or LGBT discrimination! Everything on the surface is amazing! Running of company wide events, articles, posters everywhere. But people who truly touch their heart and not sugar coating or superficial will be able to tell you what the reality is. Yes, diversity is true. gender and race are statistically managed. Equality and inclusiveness are otherwise. Yes, you get discriminated (obviously in untold manner). No bullies in the world will think they are bullying. And yes, sometimes they admit it in your face, even asking you back "so what if I'm doing this, what can you do? who will believe you?". Often in a take it or leave it situation. One even told me once "There are others out there happy to take your job". There are some people who might be suspicious of what I'm saying. But for someone who worked for almost 10 years here, every single words are heartfelt. The experience is real. Why didn't I quit during that period? Because I love my colleagues who suffered the same with me. People work hard here, it's no joke. Not a single ex-colleague including myself who left did not have a better career and live. Most I've known have gotten better in every way. Please detect for flags and think twice before committing your life to Blackrock. For learning, it's great. For career, ensure you are either a graduate analyst or an amazing bootlicker. It's not for the authentic and faithful.

2.0
Apr 18, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The compensation is very good Some great coworkers

Cons

This is the worst computer I have ever used for work. Everyone seems to be having tech problems Returning to the office is awful. We're a global company so the office is mostly people commuting into an office to do video calls. Many people don't have any in-person meetings. The office itself is loud and unpleasant. There are no amenities. Leadership does not seem to understand or care. The company is so large that when there are problems, people throw their hands up in the air and say, "I guess there's nothing we can do"

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