An interesting place to work - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lots to do and learn Good salary

Cons

Inability to get promoted in recent years A very political and caustic atmosphere Flattened org recently has reduced the ability to take on more Nearly impossible to make decisions and make impacting changes even at Exec Dir level and sometimes even at Sr MD Because of all of this, many good people have left the company and other good candidates are staying away

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Pros

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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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