State Street reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(10,475 total reviews)
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Ronald O’Hanley

69% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

State Street has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 10,475 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The State Street 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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2.0
Nov 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- good benefits - easy-going environment - good volunteer opportunities - insanely easy job

Cons

- very little advancement possibilities - communication between upper and lower associates seems non-existent at times - below market pay - low morale - cap at 10% pay increase when moving between departments

2.0
Nov 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Large recognizable company - Decent place to launch a career for the first couple years - Plenty of entry-level opportunities available

Cons

- Among the lowest paying financial services firms in Boston - Work is not challenging or fulfilling, with lots of downtime during the day - Amount of work for most entry-level employees is rapidly decreasing due to a huge push for automation of procedures - Promotions are mostly based on seniority; your effort and enthusiasm toward the job does not count for much - Employees are constantly being shuffled around (my desk was moved multiple times in 2011) - Senior management is condescending; seems like most department-wide communication from them is either a lecture or a threat that something better get done - Management also provides no incentives for employees to go above and beyond - Mandatory that you pay money to wear jeans/dress casually on Friday, as much as $5 - Difficult to advance your career once at the Associate 2 level, even by moving to another part of the company

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