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2.0
1 Apr 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The offices look really nice and the people who work there are pretty great. There isn’t a lot of micromanaging so those who like that environment will thrive.

Cons

Every year they are slowly taking away more benefits. The health insurance is the worse, the deductible is about $2k before the insurance starts paying anything, they don’t match your 401k contribution. I’m quite shocked they still have a bonus program! They aren’t replacing people who leave the company so when you walk around the floors you get little pockets of mini ghost towns. Then they redistribute the work work of that person who left to those who stay. Some managers are very clicky with the workers so ther workers and there is still the “old school boys club” mentality. They literally have dinosaurs walking around and getting paid a huge hunk of change to work the same way they did in 1985 while the younger generation has to learn new processes and do double the work to make up for the fact that some colleagues do not know how to use certain programs. Everyone I have ever met there that seems ‘normal’ is always thinking of their exit strategy and applying for new jobs.

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Strong Brand: Pensions & Investments remains a highly respected and trusted name in institutional financial media.Valuable Data: The underlying proprietary data and research products are high-quality and genuinely sought after by major institutions. Colleagues: The day-to-day editorial and sales teams are incredibly dedicated professionals who care about the product.

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