Waste of a year - Fund Accountant State Street Employee Review

1.0
Feb 18, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Meet people. Be in a downtown setting.

Cons

My first year I received 5 vacation days and made 30k. I was a naive post grad, now I'm embarrassed I ever took the job as I am making more than twice that with 3 weeks vaca only 1.5 years later (on top of the fact that the companies awful rep generates a lot of teasing and "thats sucks" when you mention you work there). I was under 4 different managers in the span of one year and was constantly stuck underneath incompetent people with meaningless titles who just got shuffled around all damn day. The morale was pitiful, it was always someones last day at SS (good times drinking though!). Wasnt allowed to take any time off in the beginning of the month. When I did it was 5 days total and I made 30k a year so that sums it up....

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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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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