Promotions based on tenure and benefits hide below market salaries - Product BlackRock Employee Review

1.0
7 June 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with at analyst and associate level Uncapped holiday Flexible working

Cons

Too many politics and very hierarchical Slow to implement changes Too many middle managers who don't know how to lead New York centric, NYC dispersed managers can't connect with European teams (out of sight out of mind) Too internally focused iShares has all the budget

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BlackRock Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re pleased to hear you enjoyed our benefits and that you found your colleagues to be inspiring and talented. We are disappointed to hear that you’ve had an unsatisfactory experience with your manager/leadership. We pride ourselves on developing people managers at all levels of the organization and have an expectation that they provide a great experience for their direct reports.

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