FINRA reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(931 total reviews)
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Robert W. Cook

64% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

FINRA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 931 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FINRA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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931 reviews
2.0
Jan 21, 2017

Extremely Stressful

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Pros

Good people. Fellow examiners are always willing to assist. You can enroll in travel rewards programs and benefit from the travel portion of the job. Good learning experience.

Cons

Over burdening scheduling of exams. Many people need to do work during non business hours to catch up, without getting compensated for it. The work is never "done". It's similar to a post office or an assembly line where the work keeps coming, no matter how many jobs you have yet to "complete". Many times you go into an exam with no knowledge of the review areas, except for reading a few pages of "guidance", which at times can put you in embarrassing situations. For the amount of work, responsibilities and stress, the salary is not even close to competitive to the street. Some Directors extend exams for their own personal gain, at the expense of the exam staff.

3.0
Jan 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Very good benefits - especially healthcare. Low premiums, low co pay, large network of medical providers. Minimum 4% 401K match - Maximum match is 6%.

Cons

Flex time is rare even though it is supposed to be a country wide benefit. Different culture within each geographic region.

2.0
Jan 18, 2017

Trending Down

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Pros

Salary, Bonus and Benefits are mostly it. Other than that, FINRA allows senior staff to really set their own hours which makes work/life balance better.

Cons

FINRA used to be a place of opportunity with a noble mission. Now, it's just a bunch of bureaucrats in management trying to protect their fiefdoms. The politics are out of control with definite favorites (Lucky for me, I'm one of them).

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