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Software Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at Bloomberg LP for less than 1 year
August 14, 2010
London, England
1.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good training program, free food. Good opportunity to make contacts. The male-female ratio is pretty good (on the female side). The summer party is outstanding.

Cons

Very, very inexperienced managers, the majority of whom have only ever worked at Bloomberg. This cripples diversity.

There's a bully-type American management style, like something straight out of a textbook. If a task isn't done now, the response is to shout louder or swear. Forget trying to understand the problem; just expect staff to work ridiculously long hours.

From the software engineering side, work is rushed and the technology is old. Bloomberg thinks it can do things better by building its own in-house compilers and dev environments. It can't, period.

Switch to mainstream/open-source software, which is peer-reviewed by thousands of skilled developers.

Advice to Management

Hire managers who have worked for several companies, so they can bring diversity and new management practices to the company. Get rid of the current batch of senior managers.

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