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Bridgewater Associates is a large (~400 employees, $36 billion assets) hedge fund that tries to avoid hierarchy: http://www.bwater.com/home/philosophy.aspx htt

Bridgewater Associates is a large (~400 employees, $36 billion assets) hedge fund that tries to avoid hierarchy: http://www.bwater.com/home/philosophy.aspx http://www.bwater.com/home/philosophy.aspx "Conflict in the pursuit of excellence is a terrific thing and is strongly encouraged, in fact demanded. There should be no (or as little as possible) hierarchy. Certainly there are organizational "superior-subordinate" relationships; however, every "subordinate" is encouraged to argue with his or her "superior" if he or she thinks they know the better way, and every "superior" is required to encourage this."

nostrademons 19y ago
I've got a friend that works for Bridgewater, and it's amazing the extent they go to foster this independent culture. My friend can be kinda abrasive at times - not really arrogant, but more an "I'm right, damnit, and I'm going to be pedantic about it" personality. His first assignment was copy-editing some client reports. He came back with a long list of grammatical mistakes in the report, along with a lesson on proper grammar, for the fund manager. The fund manager said, "This is excellent - keep up the good work," and made sure my friend got his hands on all the reports going out...
- byrneseyeview 19y ago
  That's excellent! How long has your friend been there (one issue with Bridgewater is that I have met many people who worked there, and very few who worked there for more than a year -- I think it's pretty jarring for most people).
  - nostrademons 19y ago
    He graduated in 06 and started there soon after, so about a year and a half so far. I think he really likes it...started out in reporting and I believe he's now on the investment associate track, so obviously he's hoping to settle in there. (He's also a foreigner though, and Bridgewater is sponsoring his visa, so I don't think he could jump ship if he wanted to...)
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nostrademons 19y ago

I've got a friend that works for Bridgewater, and it's amazing the extent they go to foster this independent culture. My friend can be kinda abrasive at times - not really arrogant, but more an "I'm right, damnit, and I'm going to be pedantic about it" personality. His first assignment was copy-editing some client reports. He came back with a long list of grammatical mistakes in the report, along with a lesson on proper grammar, for the fund manager. The fund manager said, "This is excellent - keep up the good work," and made sure my friend got his hands on all the reports going out...

byrneseyeview 19y ago
That's excellent! How long has your friend been there (one issue with Bridgewater is that I have met many people who worked there, and very few who worked there for more than a year -- I think it's pretty jarring for most people).
- nostrademons 19y ago
  He graduated in 06 and started there soon after, so about a year and a half so far. I think he really likes it...started out in reporting and I believe he's now on the investment associate track, so obviously he's hoping to settle in there. (He's also a foreigner though, and Bridgewater is sponsoring his visa, so I don't think he could jump ship if he wanted to...)

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