Was once fantastic, now its mediocre - Technical Support Engineer Bloomberg Employee Review

3.0
Jun 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Work with latest technology -Opportunities to get MBA & Cisco/Juniper/Linux certifications -50% match on 401K -Good health & dental package -Since 2007 raises & bonuses have been a joke -Good company name to have on your resume -Good vacation days after 10 years

Cons

-Terminal sales dead last two years and bonuses & raises are below inflation. -Management more interested in hiring from outside rather than promoting from within -Any promotions are usually political, if you are friendly with Bloomberg or the COO. -Metrics flawed, judging talent on SDSK (ticket system) updates alone creates people who are good at updating their tickets - no one rewarded for going "above & beyond". -Lots of senior employees get transferred to an undesirable department (usually entry level like GTEC or GCUS) to get the senior employees to quit rather than fire them. -Newer employees (3 years experience) often chosen for management roles over senior employees (7-15 years). It seems like once the new guys get more chances than the established veterans. -It is very hard to advance in the company management unless someone likes you. The same people in middle management get rotated around to new roles and its hard to break in.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company, in this role you have the chance to learn about the financial markets, the terminal, and also you get client exposure.

Cons

Not really cons, culture is great.

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to do lots of work with data and finance to apply knowledge in both programming and Subject-Matter Expertise (SME). Excellent Work-Life Balance (WLB) and extremely welcoming culture. You can reach out to anyone for help or just to talk, and they will get back to you (although management does require more scheduling in advance). Generous compensation (good wage) and benefits, including housing for interns. If you heard the rumors that the Bloomberg Princeton office has a great Bloomberg Pantry (read: company-provided breakfast and lunch), the rumors are true.

Cons

Not the place for those looking for cutting-edge AI. The company is not as fast with AI as the company prioritizes reliability and accuracy above all, and much of AI is not at an acceptable threshold for management to be willing to take that risk with financial data (at least in 2026). You may get a project to automate menial processes, which is really cool, but that tends to involve actually doing the menial processes, which feels unproductive. Princeton office is good but New York is considered preferable. Coworkers are not very reachable outside of work hours. Compensation is low in Data compared to Software Engineers.

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