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Intercontinental Exchange

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Old School Finance Business - No Room to Grow or Change - Anonymous employee Intercontinental Exchange Employee Review

1.0
Apr 25, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits/ 401k match are strong

Cons

This company desperately wants you to think from the outside that it's a hip, modern tech company. It's not. Old tech stacks. Old school mentality in every facet. The company had its best years/quarters ever while everyone was working from home but are forcing everyone back to the office right now despite the vast majority don't need to be there and don't want to be. This is reflected by people leaving in record droves. Top this off with everyone getting an insulting ~2-4% raise or at least well under inflation this year. Again, best years ever preceding this and a finance company that is well aware of inflation and this is how we were treated. The work is soul sucking. There's no room for creativity or change. Internal growth is nonexistent unless you're at the very top where they seem to shuffle execs around every few quarters. DE&I is nonexistent and the company is doing nothing internally as far as I can tell to combat climate change... despite ESG being a big push externally. But sure, make everyone keep commuting and use big NYC/Atlanta offices. That's great for the earth. If you're the type of person who enjoys showing up to the office, making friends with your desk mates, while doing minimal effort to get by but LOOK like you're a busy office worker, this is the place for you.

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5.0
May 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A very distinct culture of gritty, brilliant individuals. Very generous compensation. Lean org structure with access to the senior most leaders.

Cons

Not a company for those who aren't self starters. You will thrive here if you are diligent and independent.

2.0
Jan 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has good benefits and, for now, free breakfast and lunch in one building. Nice gym in HQ.

Cons

The company is very inflexible and absolutely does not tolerate remote work in any capacity. Even if you are the only member of your team in the office and could easily be remote, you will be required to be in office to take Zoom calls. In general this matches with the company's overbearing culture and "eye of sauron"- like micromanagement. Some higher executives work remotely, but they have sweetheart deals that don't apply to everyone, so if you need flexibility look elsewhere. Atlanta, even in difficult economic times, still has plenty of competition that is much more flexible than ICE. The company location is surrounded by nothing, so while JP Morgan can mandate RTO in their accessible Manhattan office, the Atlanta workers don't have it so rosy. If the company would relent on in-office it would definitely improve, but the fact that they don't leads to high turn-over and is why so many H-1Bs are present: they can't leave as easily. The company aggressively controls your time with a badge dashboard so one day you will get an email out of the blue asking you about it.

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