Horrific Leadership for a Well Known Name - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

1.0
Jul 14, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance/PTO. S&P bought unit so we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Cons

One of the most frustrating organizations I've ever been a part of. Directors don't show up to meetings and don't prepare for anything. There is a total lack of leadership and reinvestment in employees careers. Directors (its really only one bad egg) controls junior managers in such a way that they are terrified to manage their employees properly. A the first instance that an employee shows a desire to move ahead the directors knock them back because they are afraid the employee will potentially move ahead of them because they are far more competent. Apathy is so widespread throughout company that it seems as if the whole operation may fold at any point. Utterly no employee reviews. Zero transparency on compensation rewards and promotions. Truely a disasterous organization that can largely be attributed to one persons power and controlling tendencies.

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