Pros: - Good compensation (salary, insurance, etc.) - 20 paid days off per year. - Easier to become a manager than in most other large tech companies.

Cons: Really depends on the team. The following comments apply to most of the teams that I have heard of, but won't be true for everyone for sure. * Tech is really old and there are a lot of trivial work. It's hard to sharpen your tech skills. If you want to pursue a 'geek' career, that's not the place. * Bad work-life balance.

Pros: Besides the great benefits (health care, snacks, dinner), Bloomberg is a good place for you to learn and to work. It provides good internal mobility if you want to move to a different group and location. The open environment provides both an opportunity and distractions. The culture encourages teamwork, helping the customers. Since there is no title, the management generally is more accessible, and it is easier to contact someone outside your team. It does have a work-from-home policy, and the application sometimes depends on your team leader.

Cons: Like many other big companies, there is bureaucracy and internal politics. Sometimes, the accountability can be poor. But since Mike's return, it has changed somewhat to break down the silos and get in touch with the customers more. The technology on the IT side is not the most advanced, and there are lots of legacies. But there are lots of smart people, and many new technologies are being used in various places.

Pros: Bloomberg LP clients are the most important people at Bloomberg LP, without exception. Implements industry standard best practices and more. Various benefits as mentioned in many other reviews.

Cons: Frequent changes in library dependencies result in reduced productivity. Too much time is wasted getting your executable to link. There are an endless list of common technologies used, such as C++, Javascript, Unix, XML, SQL, and GTK, but there is still too much proprietary software and tools. In most teams, your performance is measured in terms of how well you are able to use Bloomberg-specific technologies, i.e., your mastery of Bloomberg-specific technologies.