There are few companies in financial services that misrepresent themselves like CME does. This company makes unimaginable profits when the rest of the world struggles through times of unprecedented volatility and uncertainty. Under the guise of “risk management” it provides a mechanism for glorified gambling for corporations or “speculators”. Meanwhile, its platform and its largely cash settled contracts negatively influence the prices of almost everything the rest of us consume. CME is a wonderful place to work if you’re a white hetro male working in sales. This is the only place you can expect to get a reasonable pay rise or promotion. Despite sales being unable to quantify in real terms what it is they actually do, or achieve, for the business, they are overcompensated and overvalued above all other divisions. CME’s claims of supporting D&I are purely marketing tactics with no genuine meaningful action ever made. The CEO is a disgrace. At every all-employee meeting he declares that he is single handedly propping up this entire business. Despite record profits, he will not commit to giving every employee a raise to match inflation whilst he, the board and every SMD/MD pay themselves record dividends for all the hard work they’ve done from their corner offices. Your division head will not be interested in your protests to the vast levels of inequality across this business because they continue to enjoy the privilege of their own dividend generating position. You problems are not their problems.
