Good stable company with a few things that need to be fixed. - Portfolio Accounting Analyst Northern Trust Employee Review

3.0
May 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Northern offers great benefits such as day care, fitness center (for a fee), good health, dental and vision plans. It also offers a 401K and a pension plan. The company has a very laid back culture and it is easy to talk to upper management, open door policy. There are always classes/training being offered for those who like to learn more about the job. The company is very stable due to its conservative nature which is good in this economy. There is a good work-life balance and hours are semi flexible i.e. you don't have to come to work at exactly 8:30am.

Cons

The company might be too conservative, so it might miss some great opportunities to grow. There are a lot of people who do the minimum required and keep their job. There are way to many hard working people out there with no jobs right now for people to do an average job. However, they get to keep their job.The pay could and should be better in order to keep good talent. Also bonuses for entry level based on performance will help keep the talent. A clearer career path will be helpful to plan for the future if one decides to stay at northern.

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Cons

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Pros

Nice people and a good environment. Benefits are good and the work is interesting. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate NT as a 7. But, it’s typical big corporate crap that hands out 2% raises and minimum bonuses during a good year yet spends $360 million this past quarter buying their stock back.

Cons

Constant reminders to do more with less and cut costs and belt tightening while the execs line their pockets and you maybe get a 2% raise. I could see such actions if the firm was doing bad financially, but they aren’t. Record this and record that for many quarters now. And they walk around patting each other on the back like they all did such a great job when in reality, the markets are up so the value of the assets we manage are up. I’m wondering what sort of actions will happen when the market goes south for several quarters. Oh. And the constant state of surveillance here is BS. Tracking to make sure you are here 3 days a week. Keyboard / mouse / PC tracking systems receding your activity. It’s like a 21st century high tech sweatshop in some ways.

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