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      Northern Trust

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      Northern Trust reviews

      3.6

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (6,450 total reviews)
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      Michael OGrady

      80% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

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      Northern Trust has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northern Trust 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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      6K reviews
      4.0
      Jan 7, 2009

      Get rid of the dead weight, this could be a great company

      Portfolio manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - Northern is a great place for job safety / and or for people who need work / life balance

      Cons

      - if you are a hard driving person, this is a collection of people who are striving to be average - working hard and being innovative are not likely by many in middle management --- its the middle / mid senior management which is the true weakness of the firm. Mid level management is a collection of has beens who are waiting for the stock to rise enough so they can cash out.

      2.0
      Dec 15, 2008

      Choose Northern Trust, if you don't want to grow and stay stagnate in your career.

      It - consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Northern Trust is close to downtown and is easy to get to work. They offer many departments within to choose to work for.

      Cons

      Some of the downsides of working for Northern is that there is no career growth and management does not want you to do anything else, especially when you are good at doing one thing. Management is always looking at their there own butt and not looking at the big picture (teamwork = more productivity).

      2.0
      Dec 4, 2008

      My observation in Northern Trust.

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is a good place to be employed if someone wants a "job" for survival and do not want to grow. Benefits are good and work /life balance is not bad.

      Cons

      They do not recognize an individual who is ambitious and there are quite a bit of dead weights. Culture is very easy going. Do not expect to be rewarded in proportion to your performance or growth. Promotions are seldom and come through years of seniority not results.

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