Plenty of downsides, not bad overall - Senior Associate State Street Employee Review

3.0
30 Apr 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Opportunities to move internally - Vacation time, 401k matching, and benefits are pretty generous - Work hours are fairly predictable, don't often have to work late unexpectedly enabling work/life balance - Good Flex program, ability to work from home, etc. (though not all groups have the same attitude towards Flex) - Lots of internal affinity groups, opportunities to get involved and meet people with similar interests

Cons

- Compensation is not particularly competitive, particularly at the entry-level - Most of the work is pretty repetitive and monotonou - It's a huge company, subject to all the internal bureaucracy and red tape you would expect - Upper management is not particularly visible or accessible to associates - Constant threat of layoffs

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5.0
23 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Own book runner and strategy. Good work life balance. Good working environment and nice people to work together

Cons

No much growth. Promotion to VP or higher is even forbidden based on company policy. Instead, ask people to move to different role. It doesn't make a lot of sense since it encourage people to find a new job.

4.0
29 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent work life balance and decent PTO

Cons

Pay could be better and the workload can be a lot at times

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