Pros
- Smart colleagues - name recognition - Retirement Benefits
Cons
- Compensation - Racism - Bullying - senior leadership (EL and individual group) - Performance Review process - Culture HR at BlackRock is useless and you realize it the second you start onboarding. The new head came in a few years ago and turned the place into a Goldman knockoff built on constant layoffs, insane internal pressure and zero loyalty to employees. It is a toxic grind where middle managers who should have been pushed out years ago do everything they can to protect themselves. They gatekeep projects, hoard information and form cliques to freeze out younger talent. Every group has its own level of dysfunction but mine was unbearable. There was blatant discrimination, no transparency and an obvious lack of even basic respect for employees. Leadership might know the technical side of their jobs but they are some of the worst people managers you will ever deal with. They lack emotional intelligence, hide behind politics and create a miserable work environment. Use the name for your resume, get what you need, and leave before it drags you down.