Great place to be - Receptionist/Executive Assistant Ares Management Employee Review

5.0
28 Jan 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Great accessible management -Very self-directed work, no one breathing down your neck as long as you are proactive -Hefty bonuses and promotion opportunities if you work hard -Flexible schedule if your position allows -Free parking -Onsite breakfast and lunch everyday -Fully stocked kitchen -Cool ERG programs and volunteer opportunities -Free stuff all the time -Cool parties and happy hours, lots of employee bonding opportunities

Cons

-Traditional management, although they are trying to be more progressive -Typical rich people vibes, can be intimidating -Raises aren't in line with current market trends, if you want something you have to ask for it

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5.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing work environment and benefits.

Cons

Expectation to be in office four(4) days

2.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Prestige, Good Benefits, snacks in the fridge Some teams are very good. Ideal for someone in their 40s or 50s who is looking for stability.

Cons

All teams are different at a company of this size, but working in the middle office technology team was the worst experience of my career. Day to day work was either completely free of directive or projects would be completely blocked by bureaucracy. When a project I was working on went well, there was no celebration and when it was late or had issues there was no reflection. The culture is going into work to a cubicle to sit in zoom meeting straight from nine to five or eating lunch alone each day in a ghost town office. Other teams will speak poorly of each other and gossip. My boss's boss was a bully and would threaten people constantly. Everyone I worked with was "living the dream", overworked and bored to death but making a ton of money. Every team outing they had in three years was just a golf simulator. It just doesn't have to be like this. We've moved on from this cubicle farm company since the 90s, work should be encouraging and fun. Unless you're looking for stability above all else, you can find a better place to work.

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