Fund Accounting - Anonymous employee State Street Employee Review

1.0
Dec 3, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Being able to put an extensive list of responsibilities and duties on your resume because that company is basically a huge resume booster.

Cons

The work is overwhelming, it is nonstop, working 10 hours or more a day is normal. I only remember having lunch outside of my desk maybe 3 times, probably when I first started working there. Probably the biggest con would be the fact that you are paid at least 15k-20k below market in that field. Its so low even fresh grads think its not good enough, but they take it anyway just as a first job. I believe everyone is there to gain the experience, State Street is just a breeding ground for accounting and finance people. Management is also so overworked, that most people don't want to get promoted and usually look for another job after a year (that's their idea of a promoting themselves).There is no work/life balance, and also no culture there. They have the highest turnover rate in the industry.

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Own book runner and strategy. Good work life balance. Good working environment and nice people to work together

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

They offer resources for learning.

Cons

In my previous roles I've never felt burnout but with this one is the first I was feeling crush. I don't think managers take time to structure the tasks on a 8hrs or 10hrs per day. There are a lot of unrealistic expectations, no work-life balance at all. Even if you made the sacrifice to stay late, you will not be done with the work for the day.

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