If you like companies that are all about money and not about people, this is the place for you. - Associate Ares Management Employee Review

1.0
14 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Above average pay compared to other industries, great benefits, free food and drinks. Events put on that are paid by the company. Some nice people.

Cons

I have PTSD from working at this company. The whole "Great Place to Work" is a sham. This is the first company I worked at where there is little care to you as a human being. Companies in general don't care about individuals, but middle management usually at least tries to since we're all in it together. Not here. Everyone looks out for themselves. This is the first company I've worked for where its been like this (I've worked for 4 different companies). Some examples include: -If something happens in your personal life (i.e. a death in your family), they don't care about how you're doing as long as it doesn't effect your work negatively. -At my new company, I have to remind myself that I can say my spouse's first name instead of talking about them generally because my new leaders actually care. I was so use to sharing bare minimum at Ares because its not like most people actually cared to know. It's okay to be friends and work together in a professional setting, but apparently not at Ares. -Since they don't care about you, feedback is hard to receive and the desire to change is low. Even when you improve on certain areas, there is always something you did wrong that will be noticed. -Blame culture. No one wants to take responsibilities for their mistakes creating a culture of pointing fingers and pride.

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5.0
11 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very collaborative culture with a strong connected leadership team; a high-growth organization that provides great opportunities for performing team members - many examples of strong mobility (employees growing through promotion as well as employees moving locations and teams). I have been with the firm for more than 5 years and it has been a completely positive experience - I've grown significantly in responsibility and compensation.

Cons

Nothing that comes to mind.

2.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Prestige, Good Benefits, snacks in the fridge Some teams are very good. Ideal for someone in their 40s or 50s who is looking for stability.

Cons

All teams are different at a company of this size, but working in the middle office technology team was the worst experience of my career. Day to day work was either completely free of directive or projects would be completely blocked by bureaucracy. When a project I was working on went well, there was no celebration and when it was late or had issues there was no reflection. The culture is going into work to a cubicle to sit in zoom meeting straight from nine to five or eating lunch alone each day in a ghost town office. Other teams will speak poorly of each other and gossip. My boss's boss was a bully and would threaten people constantly. Everyone I worked with was "living the dream", overworked and bored to death but making a ton of money. Every team outing they had in three years was just a golf simulator. It just doesn't have to be like this. We've moved on from this cubicle farm company since the 90s, work should be encouraging and fun. Unless you're looking for stability above all else, you can find a better place to work.

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