The conditions under which the financiers work: A tour of the offices of Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg

In the Oscar-winning “Sliding Game,” Christian Bale's hero — the manager of a successful hedge fund — walks around the more-than-modest office barefoot, spends the night at a desk, and listens to rock at full volume without leaving his office. His young followers - yesterday's college graduates - are watching the bond market, sitting in the garage, and only dream of a workplace on Wall Street. The film by Adam Mackay reflects the views of a mass audience about the working conditions of investment bankers and market analysts. It seems to many that financiers spend their days in close work cabinets — gray and faceless, like so much that is associated with the world of finance in the ordinary people.

Nevertheless, the real headquarters of large investment banks and analytical agencies are no less comfortable for employees than the working areas of such famous giants as Google or Apple. We have already talked about the new ultra-modern trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and today we will arrange a tour of the offices of the financial giants Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg.
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Goldman sachs

This is what the Goldman Sachs office building in the City of London looks like . The main branch of the largest international investment bank is located at 133 Fleet Street. It employs about 6,000 people.



This is how the workplaces of ordinary employees look like - they are placed in a spacious open-air space, with the intervals between employees rather large, which allows “not to be pushed by elbows”:



On the stock exchange, they often decide everything in a fraction of a second, so many traders use special keyboards that simplify financial transactions:



Data on trades are displayed on the monitors of analysts:



Communication between individual employees and even entire departments is greatly simplified by the presence of its own internal social network “Symphony”, remotely resembling twitter:



Company employees can also visit the gym on the lower floor of the building. An interesting fact - they are given a significant discount on club cards of the sports center. The price depends on the level of wages: ordinary analysts pay half the amount of guidance - this is how the analogue of the progressive tax scale is realized.

The latest news is displayed on the simulator displays so that employees can follow stock quotes even during training sessions.



In addition, the services of employees of a financial organization provide preferential dry-cleaning and even the only corporate corporate "Children's Center" in the City (analogous to nursery and kindergarten), which greatly simplifies the lives of working parents.

Bloomberg LP

Equally comfortable conditions for work and leisure are provided by the international analytical company and the largest financial data provider Bloomberg LP to its employees.

The company 's headquarters is located in the office of the legendary Bloomberg Tower skyscraper at New York, Manhattan, 731 Lexington Avenue.

The Bloomberg LP office is distinguished by its modern, sleek design and an abundance of bright details that tune employees in a positive way.



It may seem that in the open-space halls of the departments is too crowded, but the work of the team "elbow to elbow" was provided by the founder of the company. Michael Bloomberg decided to abandon the traditional "cubicles" - limited from three sides by partitions of jobs. The absence of barriers is intended to unite employees.



And again, increased attention to design - a round negotiation room for working meetings. The walls are transparent so that everyone can see what is going on inside - no secrets.



Terminal Bloomberg is the most popular tool for receiving financial data. The vast majority of traders around the world use it - despite the high cost of the license and the complex interface (we have written a separate material about these claims) while there are no real competitors for this product on the market.



Bloomberg terminals are everywhere - employees see quotes even immediately after leaving the elevator before entering the office:



For the convenience of employees, small individual wardrobes are provided that resemble personal cells in American schools. Here you can leave the outerwear and personal belongings, without fear for their safety.



Recreation areas are also decorated in modern style:

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