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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3.0
Jan 29, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Inspiring, brainiac workforce. Mostly nice, straightforward people until you get to the senior circle. The HR team does a great job trying to build and foster a strong culture of constant learning and development. Great benefits and a culture driven to best the last great accomplishment. Some genuine teamwork is encouraged w/i the product ecosystem which is good for the staff and good for the firm.

Cons

Senior management trots out the word meritocracy whenever they have a chance, but most staff quickly realize they'll never be in the "inner circle" and only promoted if personally favored by them. Favoritism is rampant and expected at the top.

2.0
Jan 9, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Blackrock has a reputation and a stake in the investment management space that is competitive. There are a few gems employed here including support staff in facilities. Nice office in SF.

Cons

Can be an extremely hostile environment under the hands of inexperienced, poorly trained managers who focuses more on how much you produce rather than your growth through training and education. Hearing managers speak to technology teams as "Purgatory" says a lot about their inability to be innovative and ruled by a select few. References to their employees as "warm bodies" and names on a excel spreadsheets with little interaction with their teams. It's a corporate factory to some degree and they expect you to comply. Most people are extremely unhappy here, but hide it because they've been imprisoned by the mentality that they cannot do better than Blackrock. There's a lot of emotional imprisonment and fingerpointing. *Be Warned* Managers watch the clock and pay close attention to the time you come and leave the office and they love to talk about the weather.

3.0
Aug 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working as technology associate for last 3 years. Here are some pros: 1. Compared to many other sell side firms where technology is mismanaged, Blackrock does an amazing job in maintaining its technology stack. They are are not afraid to explore new technologies and employees are aways encouraged to come up with new ideas and poc(proof of concepts) to showcase benefits of new technology. 2. Most of the teams are made up of extremely smart people and senior management does an amazing job in setting challenging goals. 3. Benefits are competitive in the form of many medical insurance choices, 401k match and employee stock discount program.

Cons

Here are some cons: 1. Salaries are competitive but for the amount of work being done currently, employees certainly deserve more. 2. Poor work life balance. 3. Few buildings needs to be renovated.

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