Very similar to a government job: Unchallenging but Steady; below average pay with good benefits. - Anonymous employee State Street Employee Review

2.0
Apr 24, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work-Life balance. Not too very challenging tasks - easy. Because of the relatively unchallenging atmosphere, you can meet and make some good friends. Great for ppl who are content with consistent job responsibilties and expectations. Great health and medical benefits, pretty close to full coverage. Excellent pension contribution program: company contributes 5% and matches your contribution of 1-2% in addition. You can develop excellent MS Excel skills.

Cons

Not very challenging. Not very many opportunities to grow, professionally and intelletually. It almost seems like a white collar assembly line, where each postion and department is responsible for a small part of the final product. Pay is approx 15-20% below market.

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