BlackRock reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(6,618 total reviews)
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Laurence D. Fink

83% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 6,618 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews
3.0
May 12, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

There are some amazing and very smart people working here, people you can easily get along with and want to be friends with. The company's name definitely carries prestige and it opens up many opportunities.

Cons

The pay is lower than what you will find at other similar companies and so are the bonuses. They are very cheap, nothing is free in the office, the cafeteria is outrageously overpriced, and they make it extremely difficult - borderline impossible - to expense or reimburse anything. The upper management refuses to look in the mirror and doubles down on poor decisions (i.e. refusing to address low headcount) that trickle down to the people doing most of the actual work that keeps the company going. They've built a name and reputation but if this keeps going on, it will take a hit too.

2.0
Mar 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent place to start career and get a big name on resume

Cons

Almost no comp increases, nonexistent culture, minimal benefits

1.0
Feb 7, 2025

bad comp

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

people are great, and very smart.

Cons

the comp doesn't match your job - this seems to be the case across the firm. people are over worked and underpaid. bonuses never as expected. no work life balance.

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