State Street reviews

Large with opportunities to move around

1) 36.25 hour workweek. (Some parts of State Street work 40-hour weeks. YMMV..) Also, my part of State Street was flexible with respect to start time, stop time, etc. and some employees chose to work 9 long days and take the 10th day off. 2) Minimal pressure to work overtime. (In my area, the senior people - several levels above me - worked weekends when necessary, but didn't ask lower-level employees to do it.) 3) The ability to purchase up to an additional week of vacation (up to 5 days). (You don't get this until the January after you start working at State Street.) You can also sell up to a week. (The current vacation policy is: 2 weeks the first year, 3 weeks the 3rd year, and something like 15 years or promotion to Officer before you get 4 weeks. Also, vacation is prorated the year when you enter or leave the company. The week you buy would be on top of this policy.) 4) A strong culture of volunteerism. After 6 months, you can take 2 days a year for State Street-approved volunteer events at local charities and not have it count against your vacation. This was a lot of fun, with great events. 5) People do generally work together to get the job done. 6) Senior management attempts to stay in the loop with employees via quarterly town hall meetings where employee questions are taken and answered.