Bloomberg LP

a) It's mostly a software company; thus, software developers are treated as first-class citizens, which is not that common for NYC. b) Competitive benefits (base + bonus, 401K, medical, etc.). c) Great work-life balance (flexible schedule, 20 work days vacation, 20 sick leaves, work from home, etc.). d) Broad range of projects and architectures: client/server, Unix, Windows, mobile, Java, C, C++, C#.

1. As in most of NY companies, the work environment can be noisy with lots of people and some distractions.

2. Management could do a better job. Sometimes they are too tough on a person and schedule. There are some problems in listening to the developer and understanding his/her position.

• The evaluation process is somewhat subjective; there are work metrics, code metrics, and Jira metrics to precisely evaluate people and what they have done through the year.

• Listen better to your subordinates. I think Bloomberg loses talented developers because sometimes management should listen to them better regarding their suggestions, needs, and ideas.