Bloomberg L.P. Reviews

Pros

Amazing office, great ambiance and vibes, transparency, free food If you perform well, they will invest so much in you from knowledge to mental health wise Philanthropy Diversity Great culture Dynamic work, never dull

Cons

Really I don't have much. Just the fact that if you quit, even if for personal reasons like do a MBA or a family matter, it is impossible to go back in

Pros

Meet some really genuine people, pantry. Pay is decent enough with no real incentive to go extra mile. Performance review process can be doctored with zero transparecny in the process. Constant over internal emphasis on a culture that is preached but hardly practised which demoralises and fosters detachment.

Cons

No true training or development outside of product training for sales, they move you around laterally to different product teams like a chess piece however there is no real progression. Do not encourage but rather view professional certification or upskilling outside of Bloomberg products with suspicion. Internal barriers to complete deals or small sales are sometimes enormous. Management keep chiming about office being...

Advice to Management

Short sighted money grab commercial changes without consideration for existing clients destroys the relationships that sales professionals build over years. More importantly, it valadiates client concerns and fear of systems and vendor exposure and risk. Focus on people and reducing internal barriers to the sales process, especially the paranoia induced requirement to complete admin and documents on time. LET SALES...

Pros

Great salary, excellent company benefits & office with a view

Cons

Too much work, no proper training

Pros

Fast paced. Good opportunities to travel and they don’t skimp on the perks. Also good opportunities to learn about financial markets if you don’t come from a financial markets background.

Cons

Very flat structure. They also overload reps as there’s a mentality to say yes to everything and it’s perceived as weak to say you don’t have bandwidth. Also zero flexibility.

Advice to Management

There is a singular thought process because every one in senior management has worked at Bloomberg from their early 20s so there’s no diversity of thought. Shake up the leadership with some real world experience- especially as you try and transfer from a subscription model to a partner enterprise model.

Pros

Global Mobility, Lots of career opportunities to explore

Cons

Need more thought leaders

Pros

Culture, pay, if you don't 'like working overseas this isn't for you

Cons

Can pigeon hole (but that's like any other grad job)

Pros

All the tools you could possibly need to do the job

Cons

Long hours and little flexibility

Advice to Management

Adapt your working culture to the Australian norms

Pros

Great sense of purpose, good perks, desire to invest in staff, commitment to diversity

Cons

Poor work life balance for many employees, hierarchical and top heavy management structure