WorldQuant reviews

4.2

87% would recommend to a friend

(465 total reviews)
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Igor Tulchinsky

92% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

WorldQuant has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 465 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The WorldQuant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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465 reviews
2.0
Dec 16, 2015

Good for short term, not for long

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly staff. Small, quiet environment. Free lunch on certain days. Very smart, reserved people. No office drama. Good location.

Cons

Horrible, Arrogant managers. They do not listen to employees. No clear way of addressing issues. Lays off people very rudely with no notice. Fear in work culture leads to little communication between teams. Very difficult to express new ideas. Legal process makes approval very tedious and time consuming.

2.0
Aug 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent salary and health benefits package. Igor is very pleasant and appreciative of excellent work.

Cons

Expected to be available on company-provided BlackBerry 24/7 -- can never feel like you are NOT at work. Received my 24/7 BlackBerry on my first day before I was even shown my desk -- that should have been a clue as to the corporate values. Back-stabbing environment. Could not trust my own boss to have my back -- felt very isolated and unsupported despite working incredibly hard. No 401-k match when I was there -- that is almost unheard of in the industry. I joined the company with a very positive attitude, worked incredibly hard and felt excellent about my performance until the last month I was there...I left feeling deflated and beat up -- absolutely no morale-building when I was there, and in fact, it was an atmosphere of crushing one's spirits. Heads-down, no personality allowed. Just keep your mouth shut, your head down, and do your work.

2.0
Jul 31, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

An innovative firm that has upside potential to be a leader in the industry . The analysts within their departments are a tight knit family that create true alpha. Their continued global footprint makes it easier to find talent outside the US.

Cons

Half of management has no idea on how to run a business like this . Their vision is clouded by their own self centered thinking. In their minds , if the firm is doing well , then it's because of them. When there is underperformance, they are quick to point the figure at everyone else. HR has little to no understanding of what the employees want to make them happy and needs to be much more serious. A little less laughing by all of them and a little more focus on business initiatives would help.

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