Arrogance & Chaos. - Vice President BlackRock Employee Review

2.0
6 Jun 2010
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Pros

Apparently a good name to have on your CV. Some good and hard working colleagues. Decent corporate discount scheme. Good office locations in London and New York.

Cons

Top two or three managers in lines of business and IT make all the decisions. The unwillingness to properly delegate breeds impotent and insecure subordinate managers and results in even the most straightforward request becoming a painful one. Communication is poor - even deliberately so. Very curious technology choices. The arrogance of senior IT staff has built an overly complicated infrastructure and suite of applications.

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5.0
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Pros

Really a good work life balance

Cons

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4.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to work on project teams. Lots of exposure to senior leaders in HR and the businesses. Great collaboration in the One BlackRock spirit. Benefits to support employees and their families are good.

Cons

Workload can be challenging at times. However, you are gaining a lot of new skills in a short prior of time and the ability to work with leaders is worth it.

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