Former employee - IT Business Analyst BlackRock Employee Review

4.0
21 Jun 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Successful global leader. Opportunity to learn in a complex industry. Good salaries and bonuses. Friendly, positive staff. Energetic work environment.

Cons

New York based/biased with a focus on growth through standardization and automation. If you're located beyond the traditional northeast home office the the end-game for this company may be to make your job redundant as quickly as possible. There is a longstanding goal to absorb San Francisco functions over to New York. Senior New York management will schedule standing meetings with SF staff at 6AM PT (rather than say, 9AM PT) to remind you that they can.

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Pros

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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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