Worst Experience EVER - Anonymous employee WorldQuant Employee Review

1.0
Jun 23, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing. Get ready to be humiliated at this company

Cons

A lot. Manager will not listen to your opinion or to your value addition. They treat you as you do not matter. You can never challenge or even think of challenging manger's idea. They threaten you. Managers are arrogant. Senior management do not care or listen to its employees.

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Cons

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