Pros
Reputation; there are some really great people there (not the ones with the influence unfortunately) and some interesting projects
Cons
Extremely political and cutthroat: the diversity and inclusion efforts are merely a facade to save face. There is no work life balance - they tout flexible time off as a benefit but most people are scared to actually use it. Everyone works around the clock - if you don’t, you’re not respected. Either you conform to BlackRock or you’re an outsider. High performing individual contributors are given management roles with ZERO training, and generally speaking the middle managers are horrible. They *say* the right things about D&I, work life balance, mental health, etc but it’s not actually put into practice - again, it’s all for show. The people who are innovators and try to push for change are squashed.