Tough culture - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

3.0
24 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation & benefits Financially healthy company

Cons

No opportunities for advancement No flexibility for work/life balance

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CME Group Response
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Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re glad you appreciated our market competitive total rewards program during your time with us. With respect to your comments on career advancement, we believe that the numbers speak for themselves. Over the last 12 months, 14% of our employees were promoted, exceeding the industry average. CME Group has a strong focus on work/life balance, offering flexible work arrangements and a working remotely policy for more than 10 years. In our last company-wide engagement survey, 78% of employees indicated that they are able to maintain a healthy balance between their work and personal lives, which exceeds the norm for other higher performing companies.

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