Obviously, and as many others have pointed out, the work at State Street can be described as anything but exhilarating. As a Management student, I find myself debating whether or not I would like to continue in an Accounting and Finance-related field, such as the one I am engaged with now. I find most of the fund accountants in my department, despite being friendly and easy-going outside of work, entangled in a monotonous web of cash projections, verifications, repetitive daily routines, and intense, 15-30-minute cycles of frantic work and boredom. The job, especially as an intern, can almost drive oneself to slumber, when there are few other tasks assigned except for observing the depressing work of a checklist-programmed employee. Throughout the day, one can witness employees and managers alike surfing the web between crucial moments of the day (pre-pricing, pricing, etc.). In fact, some employees even nod off during the extensive "breaks," and to make matters worse, most of the employees in my group work several hours overtime almost every day of the week. For example, I have noticed some employees simply waiting around without work from 2:30PM until about 5:00PM, when they can actually start end-of-day work, which takes them an additional 2-3 hours to complete before they can go home. Perhaps this is commonplace in the realm of fund accounting, but as a part-timer about to graduate in the Spring, I want little part in such a job for very long.
