Chaotic and archaic work culture - Employee BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
Sep 22, 2022
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Pros

- Company name looks good on your resume - Most people you encounter are generally nice

Cons

- The work load will be super disorganized and manual for the most part. - BlackRock runs on archaic work processes and policies, which means things will get done slowly in the midst of high-pressured deadlines and you'll be relying on numerous spreadsheets for answers and references - You're mandated to come in for 3-days into the office whether you like it or not

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