Company is really good, needs some people improvements - Equity Research Associate BlackRock Employee Review

5.0
30 Aug 2023
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Pros

- For 1st job it’s ok, but when trying career consolidation / career change I didn’t like it - It’s an intellectually stimulating job, good company resources for the research process - SOME colleagues are really smart, by smart I mean people who actually talk intelligently about the portfolios, about economy, businesses outlook, people who happily talk with you around the projects we work on, etc those are certainly smart, people who have proper language, values and education that goes beyond the academic level - Supportive HR Team and HR business partners are good, caring and responsive

Cons

- I simply didn't like their working methods, it's not for everyone, but some colleagues are patient and try to integrate you , but it's clearly not my thing, - find it phycologically draining and people end up losing motivation and interest - There is no proper handover or training as per say, training is essentially carry on the job and time needs to be taken into consideration, specially when thre is little to no guidance on projects - Company is too big and there are so many politics, ends up being inefficient, people talk about job titles but they don’t explain their functions and how they add value in their job - It’s seems authoritarian style (you need to fit in) it disregards for people’s authenticity, or even personal values and cultural background - some colleagues are really insecure, their language and values clearly not appropriate to work for a company like this, it was disappointing to witness that - Unnecessary engagements, didn't really get the point of interacting with some people as they simply condescending, insecure and I assume not very smart, when people behave like that it's suspicious

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5.0
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Good team environment and interesting work

Cons

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3.0
22 Feb 2026
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Pros

1. The executive leaders in the firm are doing a great job 2. Many people in the firm genuinely have a sense of pride working there 3. The (base) compensation is compatible with the market; bonus, however, is another story. 4. For the first ten years of my career in the firm, I made some great memories and made some great friends.

Cons

The culture of my organization started to shift away from a sensible approach and career nurturing to a hostile and confrontational one around 2 years ago. In several all-hands meetings, we were chastised for being "too nice" and were made clear that things would change. The anonymous feedback in the meetings was cut short or eliminated entirely because it didn’t paint a positive picture. In the last 2 years, 1. I was often asked and expected to answer, "Now.. what can you do for me?" in my 1:1 with my latest manager. 2. I was reminded more than once that English is my second language 3. I was reminded more than once by the manager that I should not speak during the meetings I was invited to because they weren’t in the right timing or not appropriate to the subject being discussed during the time There were many of these examples in the last two years with the firm that just seemed inconceivable; nevertheless, I had a great ride and met some genuine people that I consider friends even today.

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