Bloomberg LP

Competitive pay. Stable job in a recession. Excellent benefits. Great workplace: awesome building, amazing snacks, summer party and perks. Very helpful and knowledgeable peers. Software ownership: you own the product you develop. Fast-paced, client-facing software development.

Incompetent middle management. They suffer from tunnel vision and tend to bully.

Lots of fault-finding, little credit given.

Software/architecture is ancient.

A lot of mediocre proprietary software which is essentially re-inventing the wheel.

Unemployable elsewhere after a few years.

Fairly long work hours. Flex-time/work from home not encouraged, though they exist on paper.

Few, if any, opportunities for professional growth. After 5 years as a developer, you might be promoted to team lead.

Not a technology company. It started by a trader for traders and is run by wannabe traders.

Treat your developers better. They are not a slave to sales.

Respect developers' opinions; they know what they are talking about. Be more open about feedback and criticism.

Middle management has no clue how to manage people and tends to bully. Please train them better in people skills.

Hire competent industry outsiders to bring in some fresh perspectives.

Please address the lack of professional growth in R&D.