CME Group reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,324 total reviews)
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Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

CME Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,324 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CME Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Dec 4, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely the best benefits package I've ever heard of...even better than the military or police and fire departments! Lot's of opportunities to have a solid work/life balance. Outstanding salary ranges. People are awesome yet most people are fairly sheltered due to constant turn-over.

Cons

Serious lack of inter-departmental communication. Serious lack of documentation. Company is constantly going through re-organization so there's always a concern for lay-offs. Poor management decision making (at least in the department I was in) and they don't seem to know what they want employees to do from day to day. Job description postings are seldom accurate for what you would actually be required to perform. Management doesn't like it when an employee out-performs his/her superiors. Company doesn't really look for people to be innovative...they would prefer employees to be grouped in a box....no movement or reward for ingenuity, creativity, or thinking outside of the box. Extremely focused on cost savings to the point the company will forego important investments in CRM, reporting tools, and other technologies necessary to carry the company into the next generation of growth. Also, it's a relatively small company so movement (depending on which department you're in) can be slow or negligible. Many good employees have left because there's no room to grow upward.

2.0
Nov 26, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong industry position with leading products across asset classes. Recent growth driven by international and expectation of interest rate changes.

Cons

Recent layoffs and policy changes were not well thought out. Laid off very talented, driven professionals with no solid explanation. Significantly reduced tuition reimbursement program that was key for more junior staff and a differentiator that led to committed, loyal staff. CEO is known for colorful style, but is often sexist and racist (against anyone that isn't brown) and his use of off colorful language should not be accepted at a industry-leading, large public company.

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