Extreme stress, little payout - Retail Associate T. Rowe Price Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you put in the work personally you can become an expert on the subject matter of finance.

Cons

Every aspect of the job is micromanaged to the point of inefficiency. Management will do everything that they can to undermine not only your professional but also personal sense of self worth. "Compulsory" Overtime they do not come out and say this but there's no getting around it either you work the OT or they find a reason to get rid of you. The only way to get promoted is through Nepotism. Unable to leave the job at the job even after leaving, literally we were told in training that other people from the company are watching you even when your not there. Compensation is about 70% of industry standard, and your constantly lied to about this fact. Management Acts with impunity, witnessed them use meetings to attack employees publicly, go after minorities in what could only be describes as thinly veiled racism, while any challenges to this style no matter how legitimate are met with maxim retribution. HR is completely detached, playing favorites and Never going after management no matter how grievous the offense or how many employees complain. Employee resources and systems are constantly undermined by ambitious types seeking a promotion, but never willing to oversee even a partial overhaul of these systems.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Total compensation is competitive, new hires are eager to jump in, and it seems like a company strategy is finally coming together. Things continue to move slowly though because projects from the loudest voice or most tenured associates tend to get prioritized and throw off critical investments into fixing data, process, and tech debt issues to mature our ability to market like it’s 2026 instead of 2016.

Cons

Too many bottlenecks to execution; If you’re seeking to make a meaningful impact, don’t expect it fast. Expect to navigate uncertainty while the company claims to help clients do this for their portfolios instead of helping associates to help clients — This is branded fluff for leadership without clear direction, driving teams to waste too much time and energy in meetings and boring demo decks every month to make being busy look like value by being the loudest voice, which is what you’ll notice many of the most tenured associates do best. Slides might look pretty but AI doesn’t make sense of this noise and clients don’t benefit from all the hours spent in PowerPoint. Unclear ownership leads to internal redundancies or team friction, on top of the inconsistent documentation and fragmented data siloes that are ironically impeding readiness for AI mandates coming from the CEO.

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