DO NOT WORK HERE - NO Yearly raises, treated like a robot, very hard to move up, no growth, - Fund Accountant State Street Employee Review

1.0
6 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Only pro is PTO, but very hard to request to take off if manager doesn't care to reassign tasks.

Cons

A lot of cons - If your team has someone named: Sayed Ali Khan, Christopher Adkins, Andrew Widtel as your manager, DO NOT WORK HERE or request a different team to work on. These two people do not care about your mental well being. They will work you to the death. They will threaten to bring you to HR for the below: missed an email in a sea of hundreds of daily emails instead of giving you a nice reminder, will give you an attitude if you ask for help on the same items more than once, will call you out if you're just 1 minute late back from a 30 minute lunch, can't go to the bathroom for longer than 3 minutes without them asking you where you been. They will also never talk to you in person even if they sit next to you, but instead resort to online chat. They will never offer help if you are slow at your new tasks, but instead yell at you and ask why don't you know how to do it by now. They will ask why you are taking PTO when requesting it even though this is a personal matter. Overall, they will step all over you to take credit for how good the team is doing. There are hours overtime everyday, so if you value your work-life balance, definitely do not work here. THE PAY IS STAGNANT and you will lose money due to inflation. I was a fund accountant for 3 years and only got paid the same amount. The only way to get a better pay is to get promoted but even then, that's only like an $8,000 annual salary boost. I can't see how anyone would choose to stay at this company for longer than 3 years.

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

on-boarding was easy, lot of learning opportunities/clients to service, nice co-workers

Cons

sparse work-load allotted, difficult client assignments, strict vps

1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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