House of Cards - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

2.0
27 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Competitive Pay & Benefits - Coworkers (the few that remain)

Cons

- Lack of leadership / strategic direction - everything is a top priority until it is forgotten about - Cost cutting to boost bottom line/stock price is top priority ($1 billion special dividend anybody?) - Long-tenured / talented staff are moving on to companies with better pay and/or better work life balance - Company is feeling the employee backlash from lay offs and has left remaining staff unmotivated, demoralized, or looking for new opportunities elsewhere - Outsourcing work to remote consultants / Hiring H1-B workers is current staff augmentation strategy - Managers receive little to no formal training and "wing it" with their direct reports - Communication from management is non-existent (unless you consider plagiarized HBR articles) - Flattening the company has resulted in limited opportunities for career growth / promotion, all while continuing to "Raise the Bar" when it comes to performance reviews

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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