Nasdaq reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,403 total reviews)
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Adena Friedman

89% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Nasdaq has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,403 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nasdaq employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 15, 2015

Bad culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart people, interesting work, great brand

Cons

Culture of blame and fear. Top management self protective and self-interested.

1.0
May 4, 2014

Lean Business Model

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The compensation and bonus is generous.

Cons

Management has a very poor "lean" business model in place for their workforce. Employees feel overworked, pressured, stressed and resentful. I don't have much faith in upper management and their decision-making or goals for future growth. Cost savings on workforce will end up costing the business in other ways in the long run.

2.0
Dec 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good benefits, base pay, high quality coworkers. Some legacy products are top notch. Good company name to have on your resume.

Cons

Management in place now with the Thomson acquisition that has absolutely no clue what they are doing. Misstep after misstep from product roll-outs to Facebook IPO, to exchange outage in August '13. CEO will not accept any responsibility (buck does not stop with him), but will quickly place blame on internal technology issues or blame outside factors. Constantly in fear of losing your job regardless of your loyalty/tenure or how well you are doing. Employees looking to leave like rats off a sinking ship. Meetings that are typically a complete and utter waste of time. Mandate from CEO is to constantly cut costs and increase margins (like a broken record), but eventually there is no more meat left on the bone to cut. CEO is surrounded by "yes" men/women and if you're liked by executive management you'll have a job forever at Nasdaq. VP level on up is too concerned with ladder climbing.Too many fiefdom's that don't communicate well and are all selling into the same accounts which creates confusion for the prospects/clients.

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