Pros: A very comprehensive internship program. There was a week-long training session for the development interns at the start, which was very useful as an introduction to the platform. In addition, there were regularly organized events for the interns. The team in which I worked was very helpful and friendly.

Cons: No showers, so cycling in the morning was somewhat less of an option.

Pros: People are first-class, very bright, and motivated. Bloomberg has hired experts in many different aspects of technology, finance, and news in one place. Flexible work style accommodated.

Cons: - Still slow to adapt to new technologies. - Very focused on the terminal product.

Pros: Free food, which is not all that great. A monopoly position in its market helps allow for massive wastage of resources (see below).

Cons: Innumerable. Huge bureaucracy, ritualistic, cult-like atmosphere, bizarre Big Brother monitoring everywhere. Does everyone really need to know where and when you badged in and out? Entire teams that do little to nothing. Regular need to tell managers to pi** off when they attempt to bully you. Mind-numbingly boring work. Early 1980s technology hasn't changed a bit. And lastly, now that the owner has returned, having exhausted his political adventure, it is like Odysseus returning to Ithaca, and there will be major lettings go, new joiners first.