Bloomberg BNA Reviews

Cons

Aside from the other interns you really don't have interaction with anyone else in the office (which is pretty large)

Cons

Too many to list, but for the benefit of those looking to work here I will try to be neutral.

I can only speak for the UK London office, Sales training is SHOCKINGLY awful. I mean - there is no sales training, you have some videos to watch and some tests on product knowledge, and then you basically come in and the sales manager goes on calls with you, which leaves you with little room to breathe.

Other sales managers might be different, but they are all based in the US, the sales structure is strange where there is just one team dealing with sales outside of North America.

So no room to progress if you want to move into management you have to wait for people to leave.

Treatment of contractors is equal to treatment of second class citizens. Its appalling to see really.

Leadership in the office have zero interest in their own employees well being. A lot of fake sincerity and lack of authenticity at the top which kills the motivation of employees. Also leadership sits in glass bowls away from employees - the power distance is ridiculous.

No one is happy. I mean no one on the permanent staff seem truly happy. There is a sense that they are all desperate to leave if an opportunity came their way.

There are toxic employees too - those who just complain, and emanate with negativity, because they have worked at BNA for years management can't get rid of them.

The office is deathly quiet - no one talks, no communication. And when I say no communication I mean it - think about the repercussions regardless of what job you do if people don't talk?

Too much unspoken resentment for the MD. Toxic.

Cons

The office 'atmosphere' is moribund, there seems to be a lack of effective leadership and employee engagement.

Cons

Horrible place. You cannot go to HR when you have a compliant since all they do is fire people or they partner up with managers to help get rid of you

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Management uses employees as pawns to try to push out the law firm that has the most knowledgeable and capable tech editors. Turf war between the more pricey law firm portfolio editors and the non-JD BNA "editors" at Bloomberg. Product suffers as a result. Thankfully, some of the worst, most narcissistic managers (the one w/the mustache) retired. He was awful.

Cons

Very little diversity and opportunity to move up in the company. They will expect you to do the same work as others but will not even consider you for a raise.

Cons

micro-mangers sweating to please the Bloomberg corporate heads in NYC; pressure flows downward; ever-changing editorial directions. It will be interesting to see what Bloomberg ultimately decides to do with BNA, a formerly independent, employee-owned, niche legal publisher. My sense is Bloomberg wants to reshape BNA in its own image, for better or for worse, regardless of customer preference.

Cons

Not a good place to work

Cons

Some markets are tougher than others

Cons

Hard training program, must move