Easy to get started but it takes a lot of work to move up in the company. - Performance Analyst State Street Employee Review

3.0
28 Oct 2008
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Pros

Easy career mobility within the company. If you are willing to spend the time and effort then there are opportunities that are available. There are many different areas within State Street that allow for huge variations from job to job. I have held 3 different positions within the company and have been able to learn about a different area in each one.

Cons

Very operations oriented which means the work is boring and repetitive. The starting slaries are too low. Most of the work should be either automated or moved overseas which means that there is going to be some downsizing at the entry level in the near future.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Remote work is (rarely) an option, though the approval process is extremely slow and bureaucratic. There are a few well-meaning colleagues who genuinely try to drive positive change before burning out.

Cons

Onboarding and HR processes are severely broken, taking 11 months to approve remote status and failing to prepare basic equipment for day one. The workplace culture is deeply hostile, with anger and yelling functioning as the default communication style across teams. Leadership turnover is rampant, resulting in constant re-organizations, splintered teams, and a total lack of strategic direction. Role clarity is non-existent, forcing employees to invent their own daily tasks while receiving entirely contradictory instructions. Direct management is completely absent; I went seven months without any contact from my boss before being laid off via a three-word instant message and short call.

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