Good benefits, but don't expect to feel inspired - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

3.0
27 Feb 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and work-life balance

Cons

A lot of posturing. Not uncommon in large corporates but truly an affliction here. Disconnect between management stating they "understand" or "want to understand" staff concerns, and what they actually do to hear from the people on the ground. Management actually gets a lot right in the beginning - saying the right things, showing they're thinking of the correct avenues. But the execution and implementation is often extremely poor / insipid / half-hearted.

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good pay, interesting work, good people

Cons

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Pros

- Friendly working environment. - Slow-paced and relaxed. - Opportunity to work on high-impact financial software. Quite useful if you want to get into a trading firm later on.

Cons

- Limited skill growth capability (tools are severely locked down, etc) - Work life balance can be shaky sometimes since systems fail after 5pm, weekend, etc. - Documentation is terribly organized. - Not enough focus on engineering culture. Overall probably not the best place to stick around if you like exploring new skills, building from the ground up, taking ownership etc.

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