Morningstar reviews

Pay is lousy. You will have to fight tooth and nail for a raise. As a woman in the technology area, my ideas were frequently dismissed by my superiors who would later appropriate some version of my ideas as their own. My ambition was frequently dismissed as aggression. I finally left once I realized that I could either continue working my butt off, or I could mail it in like some of my other colleagues, and the outcome for me would be exactly the same.

-Abysmal Pay: The salary is not at all competitive, with insulting year-over-year increases that barely keep up with inflation. -No Career Growth: There’s no room for internal advancement despite touting this as a benefit when I was hired. I spent over a year having "coffee chats" with team leads, trying to find opportunities to move around, only to hit dead ends. The one time I made it through a full panel interview, HR didn’t even bother to inform me that I didn’t get the role. I had to find out through a friend in that department. -Incompetent HR Leadership: Working closely with HR team leaders was a nightmare. Not only were they useless in helping me secure interviews, but they were also poorly managed. It starts at the top with the "Chief People Officer," whose appointment in early 2022 marked the beginning of a steep decline in employee morale, as reflected in the company’s plummeting Pulse survey scores. -Out-of-Touch Executives: The leadership team is completely disconnected from employees. While they pretend to champion Mansueto's vision, their actions show they only care about profits. Employees are nothing more than expendable resources to them. -Disastrous Financial Leadership: The new CFO, an unqualified internal hire with zero CFO experience and a clear personal hire by our CEO, made sweeping changes that left the entire finance team fearing for their jobs. Many talented employees, including myself, were laid off in a misguided attempt to create a "lean" cost center. Unsurprisingly, this backfired, as more people left on their own. Managers also have no actual management experience when it comes to dealing with and working with different people. Some more actual management training could be very beneficial to make the work environment more productive and less about micro-managing. -Declining Flexibility: Over my four years at the company, I watched flexibility erode completely. In 2021, there was no in-office requirement. By 2023, they forced employees into the office three days a week. This was made even worse with heavy monitoring and threats for not being there a full 8 hours, to the point I was called out for leaving early to get home when there was an active tornado warning. Now, starting January 2026, they’re mandating four days a week. It’s clear they care more about micromanaging and seeing people at desks than the actual work being done. -Benefits with Strings Attached: Getting a paid sabbatical was a big draw for me to this company. However, I've heard from coworkers its often difficult to get the time actually approved. I was also conveniently laid off 2 months before I qualified for mine. PTO is also not unlimited like they claim. It's actually a max of 25 days (including sick and personal time). They will not approve anything more.