student - Anonymous employee Babson Capital Management Employee Review

Cooperative and friendly coworkers Very question friendly environment, everything is up for debate, but be prepared with data or information Great location Frequent exposure to new ideas

The divisions are very focused on their own subject matter, which can feel repetitive to some people.

--Diversity in the product gives you the ability to move around. --Strong reluctance to fire people during the downturn. It was more likely that people would move around. --Well capitalized firm (as it is the investment management arm of MassMutual)

--Sometimes management looked kindly at the wrong co-workers. For example, a colleague out-and-out plagarized a company report by using a sell-side analyst writeup and presenting it as his own. I am still scratching my head as to why management thought this person was a good analyst as this was done on many occasions. --Teamwork needs to be improved. Portfolio managers frequently want to work in "silos" with analysts. --Springfield is a tough gig for younger and unmarried people.