Do not work here unless is the only offer you have! - Business Analyst Bloomberg Employee Review

1.0
Mar 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) The fact that you learn about the terminal and that this will help you in your next job is the only pro I see from working in this company.

Cons

1) No career advancement whatsoever. You may be stuck in your department for years and as long as you do the same repetitive tedious job and you hit the "metrics" they will like to keep you there. 2) Management is horrible. I can't believe I knew more about my job than my managers. They spend the whole day "working" on projects and micromanaging each and every one of your steps. 3) There is no loyalty to any employee. They downsized a department recently and fired people that has been working with the company for 19 years without trying to accommodate them somehow (This happened in the London office). 4) Out of the blue, your department may just take into a new full set of responsibilities without having the preparation, training and most important, the HUMAN resources to do a good job. More work and more hours but the same pay and don't even dream of a future adjustment. 5) Salary is very low, you will be working here for years and you barely will beat the inflation with the rises you get (2 % if you do get something). You take it our leave it, no negotiation, no seniority consideration, nothing. They know you will get frustrated and leave and they will get somebody for less money and will start the doom cycle all over again. 6) You spend more than 2 years in this company and you career is utterly and completely DONE. Bloomberg is not a financial software standard as they tell you it is, once you go into the financial industry (yes, the real one, not the one they make you believe you are working for) you realize you wasted your time. Is good if you learn to operate the software while working here, but at most it will take you a year to maximize your exposure. After that, please leave and never look back..... this leads to point: 6) If you are getting out of college, and you want to have some exposure to a financial "Brand" you can work here for no more than 1 1/2, 2 years. Get all the knowledge that you can assimilate, drink as much sugar loaded sodas as you can and leave fast! you don't want to get caught in their losers culture nor they "Approach" to bussines.

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5.0
Apr 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great culture, benefits, pay, and work-life balance

Cons

The technical challenges can be a bit stagnant. You learn to deal with people rather than systems

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to do lots of work with data and finance to apply knowledge in both programming and Subject-Matter Expertise (SME). Excellent Work-Life Balance (WLB) and extremely welcoming culture. You can reach out to anyone for help or just to talk, and they will get back to you (although management does require more scheduling in advance). Generous compensation (good wage) and benefits, including housing for interns. If you heard the rumors that the Bloomberg Princeton office has a great Bloomberg Pantry (read: company-provided breakfast and lunch), the rumors are true.

Cons

Not the place for those looking for cutting-edge AI. The company is not as fast with AI as the company prioritizes reliability and accuracy above all, and much of AI is not at an acceptable threshold for management to be willing to take that risk with financial data (at least in 2026). You may get a project to automate menial processes, which is really cool, but that tends to involve actually doing the menial processes, which feels unproductive. Princeton office is good but New York is considered preferable. Coworkers are not very reachable outside of work hours. Compensation is low in Data compared to Software Engineers.

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