Stable, conservative and a great company to be associated with. - Vice President Northern Trust Employee Review

3.0
Jan 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As a company, it is very stable due to its conservative approach to business, has witnessed at least 3 major financial meltdown in the last century, yet sailed through successfully. It is profitable year on year. Good work ethics and advocate work-life balance.

Cons

Not a great company for IT professionals. It takes years to implement new technology, advanced platform or make any changes to the environment. Decision making is highly centralized and doesn't involve any affiliate teams. Hires very experienced IT Pros but doesn't give equitable role & responsibility. Treat senior IT Pros as mere line managers to execute what is being told. IT Pros will have least job satisfaction.

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Pros

Good work life balance and strong culture

Cons

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2.0
Apr 21, 2026
Recommend
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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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