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Chicago Trading Company

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career graveyard in a struggling place - Anonymous employee Chicago Trading Company Employee Review

1.0
Jan 24, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

generous PTOs, covered health insurance

Cons

this place likes to show itself as having good culture but in reality the culture is toxic and more political than collaborative. Teams blame each other all the time, finger pointing , pushing work around, extremely toxic. The turnover is also pretty high, almost becoming a revolving door. New employees are joining as quickly as existing employees are leaving . Good work is not recognized and people who play the politics are more favored and promoted faster than those who actually do the work. Most senior engineers here do little work and just maintain existing code while pushing around . compensation is stagnant for several years. Everyone is expected to work more and take on more responsibilities for lesser and lesser bonus. Promotion does not guarantee any increase in compensation and you are only rewarded with more work and politics fighting. Not much growth opportunity. Previous CEOs has little clue how to grow the business and attract talented people. CTO and CEOs have been changing multiple times in the past 5 years Management only care about their self-interest and has no actual interest in motivating employees . Most of them do very little while getting fat paychecks and any complaints against them will get you fired immediately Tech has been neglected for a long while and now suffering from severe tech debt and problems. Systems crash every other day , people are constantly firefighting. Place is many years behind other firms and will only continue to be behind given the low quality of employees here.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

High-potential, high-caliber, low-ego environment. The people at the firm really embody the broader culture of the business. There is a cohesive plan that flows from the board level down to the day-to-day work each employee does. There is also a conscious effort to develop talent, which I really appreciate.

Cons

it's a culture led firm so by nature not a fit for everyone.

4.0
Jul 9, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Collaborative, low level, small company

Cons

High pressure, long hours, ok location

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