Look hard for the good people - Assistant Vice President State Street Employee Review

3.0
Jan 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible and reasonable management culture with respect to work/life balance. There are some great and interesting positions available if you are not a fund accountant (PDP, research or trading positions in SSGM, and portfolio management positions in SSGA). If you're willing to look hard, there are plenty of great people as well, many who opted to exchange a better lifestyle for less pay. I advise joining their many groups and social events to meet them.

Cons

Not a particularly prestigious place to work, which makes it hard to move to more elite institutions later. Compensation is average to poor. Some people are great, others...not so much (as in, not particularly intellectual or thoughtful, though to be fair, some of their jobs don't require them to be!).

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

on-boarding was easy, lot of learning opportunities/clients to service, nice co-workers

Cons

sparse work-load allotted, difficult client assignments, strict vps

1.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Remote work is (rarely) an option, though the approval process is extremely slow and bureaucratic. There are a few well-meaning colleagues who genuinely try to drive positive change before burning out.

Cons

Onboarding and HR processes are severely broken, taking 11 months to approve remote status and failing to prepare basic equipment for day one. The workplace culture is deeply hostile, with anger and yelling functioning as the default communication style across teams. Leadership turnover is rampant, resulting in constant re-organizations, splintered teams, and a total lack of strategic direction. Role clarity is non-existent, forcing employees to invent their own daily tasks while receiving entirely contradictory instructions. Direct management is completely absent; I went seven months without any contact from my boss before being laid off via a three-word instant message and short call.

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