Good Place to work - Manager CME Group Employee Review

4.0
Jun 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good compensation, benefits and vacation Challenging environment with good work / life balance for the most part You can learn a lot Great on resume

Cons

Pretty political and still has a very much "he or she are one of our people" type of situation for promotions It isn't CME Group's fault but the intense regulatory environment sometimes forces employees to do work that adds little value to the process or the organization but is done anyway because a regulator asked for it

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5.0
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Pros

good pay, interesting work, good people

Cons

very very little work life balance

3.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

Strong engineering culture with exposure to large-scale financial systems, distributed architecture, and production-critical platforms. Good opportunities to learn modern cloud, performance, and reliability engineering.

Cons

Bureaucracy and internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit. Employees who take ownership or challenge inefficiencies may face delayed recognition, unclear growth paths, and shifting expectations, leading to frustration and disengagement over time.

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