BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,564 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 6,564 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
Nov 10, 2017

Turning corporate fast as BlackRock takes control

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart people and a great product with a differentiated strategy.

Cons

What was once an entrepreneurial, start-up environment is becoming quickly a corporate death trap as BlackRock takes control and pushes their agenda.

1.0
Sep 22, 2017

Most regrettable decision to join

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most people are nice except for my boss

Cons

My boss is the worst. She is super micromanaging, talks you down all the time, doesn't give constructive feedback and doesn't promote work life balance. She doesn't care about the good work that you did and only focuses on your negative sides or only looks at how late you stay at work (she herself doesn't ever leave her desk, even during lunch, so you feel bad for taking lunch break). My worst decision ever to join this firm.

3.0
Dec 6, 2016

Managing Growth

Recommend
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Pros

People. The opportunity to meet very smart, dedicated and motivated people is one of the best benefits of working for this firm. These are colleagues you will know throughout your career. The people are not only dedicated to the firm's mission but are equally dedicated to supporting one another's success.

Cons

Management. No matter how hard they try, they can't seem to figure out how to put the correct people in management roles. Unfortunately, they make two common mistakes. The managers either are home grown with so many priorities on their plate they have limited band width to mentor their staffs or, they hire from the outside and these managers lack the understanding of the culture to be effective. To add to this misfortune, BlackRock is not good about reacting to credible feedback. Even when employees provide professional, documented feedback, little to no action to replace the bad managers is taken. While the HR department has some well papered leadership, these problems are not something they believe require the appropriate attention.

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