Pros: Free snacks. The company can apply for a green card for you; that's what most H2B Visa employees are here for. Every year, we have a summer picnic in Randall's Island. The food quality at this one-a-year event is nowhere as good as the Google NYC office's food.

Cons: Be assured that you won't be doing anything advanced in terms of programming. They focus on pushing out the product ASAP. Now customers think, "Wow, that's fast." Then, when something breaks (because of poor design, no unit tests, they hire people who don't know how to write proper OOP code, etc., etc.), we apply a quick, hacky fix. Then the client thinks, "Wow, what customer service!" This is basically why they're NOT changing; there's no business reason to change. If you are a good programmer, you will find a better-paying company and a better environment to learn. Now they are having trouble hiring people. They even changed the policy regarding hiring past employees. (It used to be if you quit, you could never come back.) Also, it used to be that you had to pass with an 80% grade in their training class upon hiring, otherwise you would get fired. Now, there's no such thing because they can't afford to lose more people. The standard has definitely gone down. I would definitely not recommend this company to my programmer friends. I know at least five people who are actively preparing for job interviews. These are the better programmers in R&D as well. I also know many people are there just waiting for the green card. Once they get it, they say they'll get out of here ASAP. I should not have chosen Bloomberg in the first place; I regret it. Their HR response was the fastest among the companies I applied to. That was the only reason I chose it because it was the first offer I got. I rejected subsequent (at least better in terms of pay) offers from other companies all because I already accepted the offer from Bloomberg. Time your interviews right; don't make the same mistake! I only stayed as long as I have because my green card is almost here. I will quit the day I get it. Too many better opportunities out there. There's more to life than trivial DRQS's.

Pros: - Free "sneaks" (but the selection has become worse) - Nice office building in a good location - More stable than investment banks and other financial service firms

Cons: - No privacy in the office. - Small desk, no cubicle. - Cost cutting: benefits have been reduced year over year and are getting worse. - Slow growth. - No more free medical insurance. It used to be free, but now the company charges insurance premiums. - High turnover. Many people leave within 2 years or less. - Very political place, very hard to get things done. Senior management does not want to take risks by investing in new projects. - Flat structure, hard to grow. - Long working hours. - Below market average compensation.

Pros: Bloomberg has a clear focus on its employees.

Cons: Projects are not always interesting.