Ruffer Reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Chris Bacon

65% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ruffer has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ruffer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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64 reviews
1.0
22 Jul 2022

Ruffer is hands down the worst place to work at.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You can leave fairly promptly.

Cons

Male, pale and stale. A miserable lot who trundle into work every day to sit around and chortle at other teams and those unlike them. Management have their favourites. You will not get promoted unless you fit their 'vision'. There is no legitimate hierarchy or trajectory for hard workers. This is a small, privately owned asset manager who do whatever they want, at the expense of those that work for them. Front office is basically all White. Back office still mainly White. Go on their website to look at 'Who's Who' for evidence of the above. They promote the most monstruous, slimey, self-serving people. DO NOT WORK HERE unless you want to be surrounded by sycophantic, opera-loving, passée, ex-aristocratic people who are desperately trying to cling onto their long-gone ancestral aristocratic status and are now clutching at a new world without colonial straws. Also - their performance evidences all of the above. Factsheets are warped by picking and choosing benchmarks to suit them. The reality of their performance vs. peers and the market speaks for itself. One "good" year in 5 years; and that "good" year only made a positive return of 7ish percent. You can't blame that on the pandemic forever, sweetie.

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Ruffer Response
3y
[25 July] Thank you for your comments which will be reviewed internally. Our recent engagement score and feedback does not reflect your comments. At Ruffer we are striving to recruit, develop and retain a diverse workforce and deliver an inclusive culture. We have many longstanding members of staff and partners. We promote people based on performance and merit and aim to provide fulfilling career development for all our staff. [4 Sept] Having considered this further internally, we would welcome the opportunity to better understand the issues you raise and to discuss our DEI plans. If you would like to get in touch, please email me at gvanmaaren@ruffer.co.uk’ Thank you
2.0
29 Jul 2020

Getting too corporate losing what made it great

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance, people, an honest business

Cons

No growth potential unless you’re one of the chosen few

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Ruffer Response
5y
Thank you for your review and comments. We are keen to introduce new talent processes to help provide our team members with opportunities to develop in their current role or move into a future role. Hopefully as we progress with this work it will change your experience of working at Ruffer.
2.0
3 Jan 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Employee mental and physical health is well looked after at Ruffer, with exercise classes, healthy food options and support for managers with occupational psychology and leadership training - Ruffer has an admirable aim to put clients first where no request is turned down. - Good location and office facilities

Cons

- For a small company, the lack of collaboration and communication is shocking. - Big company bureaucracy and politics is rife, due to most of the senior management coming from large investment firms and not changing their approach to fit a small organisation. - There are too many "Rufferisms", to do well or fit in means conforming to this institution style mentality, which is what hinders progress. - Classic problem of too many directors/managers and not enough doers. The organisational structure is not efficient or appropriate.

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Ruffer Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback. We are encouraged by the pros, but disappointed by the cons. We have grown rapidly since 2010, investing heavily in our people and systems to support this. Our structure will continue to adapt and evolve – to help us meet the needs of our clients and the firm.
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