CME Group reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,322 total reviews)
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Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

CME Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,322 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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1.0
May 13, 2018

Stay away

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Reasonable salary, good benefits. Best working like balance There are exceptional teams free from the blow 'cons'

Cons

Monopolist in the market that doesn't bother cutting many incompetent people on the payroll . Lots of talents left recent years. Prepare for ' world-class' bureaucracy and 'industry-leading' politics. You'd be lucky if you have a boss who understands your work and cares about you, and the chance of so is decreasing as these people are leaving. Your boss is most likely only pretending to be knowledgeable to backup his/her micro-management, and has no interest in recognizing who're the actual performers among the astonishing number of free riders who probably are better paid than you. He cares about his next promotion even it means cutting promising projects. You and your boss aren't the same team, you are two professionals who takes care of your own career. All Job Descriptions in the job market are somewhat painted but here it can get extreme. Hiring Masters from Ivy-like schools and leaving them with literally no intellectually challenging work is not uncommon. This company can afford. Years later real talents either leave or can no longer find jobs matching their current rank & salary elsewhere because in other places you actually need to Do things. If your boss comes from the later group then re-consider your career when you still can

2.0
Feb 4, 2022

Top doesn't respect employees

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Pros

- Good work life balance - Good benefits - tuition coverage, PTO - Good starter job - Work from home for most of COVID

Cons

- Low end of the pay scale in the financial industry - Different rules for top management - Our salaries were frozen in 2020 and the CEO expanded his bonus pool to $3 million. Our average raise in 2021 was 4%. The CEO got a $5 million bonus and a 33% raise (from $1.5 million to $2 million). Dividends paid to shareholders were increased by 11%. - Difficult to move up - COVID policy gives only two weeks notice to return to work when we go back in the office

2.0
Dec 5, 2018

CME Group Doesn't Care About Employees

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Good Pay - Great Benefits - Great Work Schedule - Good Work Experience

Cons

- Bad Management - Employees Are Told They Are Expendable - No Longevity In The Company - Other People Take Credit For Your Work - Constantly Feeling Like You Will Lose Your Job - Employees Let Go Every 5 Years No Matter Performance

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