Bloomberg LP

Great offices with a great kitchen (snacks, drinks, breakfast).

Feeling of being plugged into an amazing communications network 24/7 (also a con).

Ask for more responsibility and you'll get it (be careful how much you ask for).

• Very intelligent and interesting work colleagues
• Good at spotting and rewarding talent
• Great focus on environmental issues, carbon footprint and recycling
• Great benefits

Working hours

Work-life balance

That 24/7 plugged-in feeling works both ways.

Some not very intelligent and interesting work colleagues.

Technology not cutting edge (unless you're very talented and able to push something new).

Lots of maintenance of existing systems.

Types of work, job satisfaction, and colleagues are very dependent on which team you join.

Senior management at the company is very entrenched and not always open to new ideas. This isn't always a bad thing; stability in a large company is good, but sometimes it feels like a bit of a shake-up at the top might be beneficial.

Some managers are definitely better than others.

Currently, the company is in the middle of a shift towards a new culture that is supposed to reward talent, focus back on growth, and clean out some old, crusty employees that are just coasting ("PLAN B"). It will be interesting to see how that works out over the next couple of years.