On the 24th of November, my class mates, lecturer Mrs. Linda lewis and I had the opportunity to visit Bloomberg's offices situated in Finsbury Square. Like an enchanting lullaby, I woke up to bloomberg's channel and slept on its mesmerizing financial news, and to be honest, I couldnt contain my excitment anymore.
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The first thing that really caught my attention is how well the different departments are layed out. Each deparment has a different flashy colour : blue, orange, green, yellow. This interesting approach is supposed to bring inspiration or calmness depending on the colours, which in my opinion is really important because the employees are a valuable asset for the company and their well being shouldnt be neglected. Well being, calmness, relaxation, positive thinking are all connected and this brings us to a second thing that fascinated me about Bloomberg's offices. On each floor, there is an enormous fish tank that holds more than 600 different species from goldfishes to tiger sharks. It is scientifically prooven that if every employee stares at the aquarium for 15 minutes, positive thinking and calmness will result. Also, something that I found unsually ''green'' is the recycled tables and chairs thus promoting a sustainable environment. Furthermore, we were lucky enough to watch a LIVE tv presenter Judith Bogner (picture bellow) which I immediatly recognized due to my timeless times watching Bloomberg on the sky television. I was really impressed by the high tech cameras and the big touch screen that they had on the set (something from a science fiction or a movie, minority report).
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We also got an insight about Bloomberg's terminal which is the main core product, something that I always found imcomprehensible and really hard to use. To be honest, I really dislike the discomfort you have whenyou use the terminals keyboard, something that in my opinion Bloomberg should redesign.
Then, we gathered in a room and met one of the HR managers who gave us an insight about working at Bloomberg. She clearly said that there are no minimum requirments for some positions, something that I found hard to believe. She mentionned that the company's structure is flat, meaning that each employees are equal and they dont have a ''job title'' hence the seemless transparency and lack of walls in the structure of the bulding. Finally, we ended this interesting tour with a quick meal and snack at the cafeteria which provide food for free for its employees.
This guided tour was a nourishing experience to the extent that I already applied for an internship at Bloomberg as a junior sales analyst. I came , I saw, they conquered me.
Then, we gathered in a room and met one of the HR managers who gave us an insight about working at Bloomberg. She clearly said that there are no minimum requirments for some positions, something that I found hard to believe. She mentionned that the company's structure is flat, meaning that each employees are equal and they dont have a ''job title'' hence the seemless transparency and lack of walls in the structure of the bulding. Finally, we ended this interesting tour with a quick meal and snack at the cafeteria which provide food for free for its employees.
This guided tour was a nourishing experience to the extent that I already applied for an internship at Bloomberg as a junior sales analyst. I came , I saw, they conquered me.
Yacine Dessouki
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