CME Group reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,323 total reviews)
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Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

CME Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,323 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CME Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Feb 9, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Many positions have a relatively good work-life balance.

Cons

Due to the acquisition of NEX, the company is trying to cut costs by not backfilling positions (or filling them in Northern Ireland). For a long time during the pandemic, they were also not giving proper promotions to deserving employees and froze pay.

2.0
Dec 31, 2020

Great place to vacation

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Not much work, good benefits,

Cons

Culture, politics, pay, career progression non existent. CME is a very strange place. In Chicago getting a job here is like you hit the lottery. It's very revered for some reason. Other cities, not so much. It's a great place to hide and not do any or very little work. You can get by for over 5 years doing nothing. There is zero motivation to out perform goals as there is no reward financially for doing so. You will get paid the same regardless so why bother? Nothing is very well thought out here....products are put to market half baked with no support plan and then everyone points fingers at who is going to handle. If you don't mind getting paid less than market value for barely any work, this is the place for you...i mean, do you really deserve more money for no work?

1.0
Mar 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

PTO Days Work life balance Benefits There are a couple really nice directors that are patient and funny and helped me learn my job

Cons

Toxic department Constant turnover, over 13 last year left This department is very toxic, highly corporate with the examiners/auditors constantly quitting and management doesn't seem to care, they just get someone else out of school to underpay and take their place. Highly clicky and gossipy and immature They are beholden to their shareholders and will put that above anything. As I saw in someone else's recent review their is one director that is very mean and has made people cry and some quit. I had to do a variety of things not in my job description, not even close to what is reasonable My coworker was picked on and pushed out because people didn't seem to like her even though she was nice just didn't fit in to their ideals. And was in a group that did not want her to succeed No flexibility in work hours or time off to go to appointments (unless your management) Very old school

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CME Group Response
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We appreciate your feedback. While we wish that you had a better experience working with us, we hope that while you were here you shared any concerns you had through one of the many venues we provide to ensure we had an opportunity to address a situation that is contrary to the culture we have built and come to know. Our overall turnover rate is below the industry average, which speaks to a high level of employee satisfaction and engagement. That said, we encourage you to use our ethics line if you have further details that would allow us to take the necessary and appropriate steps to resolve issues.
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