Charles River Development Reviews

Pros

everything was good and good environment

Cons

as per my inf no cons

Pros

free gym downstairs. The company is expanding

Cons

Please interview your manager before accepting the offer, regarding work-life balance. It varies a lot by teams, but ... Some managers will call your cell OUTSIDE working hours, either evenings or even SUNDAYs and need IMMEDIATE response. This happens A LOT! No respect on personal life at all (note: my function is not customer facing or mission critical, but still everything is due yesterday). The managers... may also call you for example if he is stuck in traffic. Very common to work 60 hours without any appreciation. Work from home in the team was considered as a Luxury, even though the company claims to offer flexibility.

Pros

For new grads like me who are on F1, this place is great because they'll file you an H1B. The benefits are great along with package. From what I have heard, the holidays given are more then other industries. If you enjoy Java, this is the right place.

Cons

There is no 'after work' life here. Difficult to meet and mingle with other employees here. From my experience here, people here just do their 9-5 and leave. You bring your food, you eat at your desk and leave. There isn't really companies own cafeteria to get to know other employees. While I write this, I feel everyone who is at this company is for the money, nothing else. Cons include a bit on company using a... lot of legacy dated tools only such has no Intellij nor Jira. So, if you keep doing what you are told at the company, you'll be left really behind the pack. You gotta be lucky to get a good manager because like it said other people commenting here, micro-management is a thing in this company, BE WARE.

Advice to Management

Hire more young people or something. Company needs to do something far more to engage people with other people. As for now, I go to work alone, I work alone and I leave alone. I'm going to last a year best till I get my H1B.

Pros

awesome place to work esp food team spirit

Cons

could add more diversity indeed

Advice to Management

doing an excellent job so far, can do better

Pros

Charles River is a good place to work with some very smart people

Cons

no work from home option at all

Pros

Since being acquired by State Street in 2018 the perks have improved. 35 hour week rather than 40. Starting 26 (25+bday off) days holiday rather than starting 20. Private Health insurance.

Cons

No bonuses, atleast not yet.

Pros

Very smart people, dedicated workforce, self motivated/self starter mentality.

Cons

None I can think of since PKL left.

Advice to Management

Roll out more mgmt training/development programs.

Pros

Since the acquisition of State Street, CRD is experiencing a re-birth. Former employees are coming back, morale is high, the market opportunity is strong and CRD+State Street are investing heavily in people, processes and tools.

Cons

The integration of CRD and State Street, like an other integration of its kind, is taking time and it sometimes feels like it slows down efficiency.

Advice to Management

Keep the many good things that CRD has built over the years, but also embrace what State Street can bring to the table.