The good times are long gone - Anonymous employee Bloomberg Employee Review

4.0
16 May 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get to work at a beautiful office (no matter where in the world you work) all the water, tea, coffee and chips you can eat.--if that is important to you-- Compared to other cable TV companies benefits package and perks are attractive. Probably one of the few companies left that will pay for first class accommodations if you have to travel for business. Plenty of internal professional development courses through Bloomberg University (manager approved, of course). Company's social responsibility is outstanding. You have the opportunity to attend many exclusive social events. Lavish annual company-wide picnic in the NY area and Brazil. If you embrace change in all fronts, you will adapt well to the company culture.

Cons

Bloomberg is known for their low salaries. You are expected to work extra long hours with no overtime. All software is developed in-house, for the most part you don't get to use industry standard tools. Bloomberg TV once had a vision to become the leader in financial news worldwide. Just as the company was establishing itself to reach that goal, new management was brought in, the company footprint was reduced to (in their own words) the "English-only" speaking world, and to program television content over radio. BTV's future is uncertain.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
28 Jun 2026
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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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