Soul sucking politics, little chance of advancement - Anonymous employee BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
Aug 3, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Can learn a tremendous amount

Cons

open collaboration is not encouraged or demonstrated by management. information hoarding is common. Many superbly qualified mid-career individuals (e.g., 30+ years old, PhD) stuck at "Associate" level for 3-5 years or more due to management reluctance to promote, despite the fact that promotions do not come with pay raises. Majority do not get salary increases.

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Cons

Workload can be challenging at times. However, you are gaining a lot of new skills in a short prior of time and the ability to work with leaders is worth it.

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