Pros
- Flat hierarchy, easy access to upper management who are willing to listen and open to suggestions - Laid-back atmosphere and low-pressure environment - Great location + building in Chicago - Opportunity to work internationally
Cons
- Very low pay (as an analyst) compared to other companies in the financial industry - Open-plan office space, which is supposed to encourage collaboration but really makes no difference. Instead, this means a lack of privacy, as everyone can see each other's computer screens. - People accomplish their own tasks, but there is a general inertia in attaining even better results. There is a plan, and people stick to it, but beyond that there's little initiative and ambition. This is evident from a rather high employee turnover rate, even though upwards mobility is not more difficult than at other companies. - M* has smart people, no doubt, but in terms of recruitment seems to have difficulty recruiting from the top-tier colleges (esp. beyond Chicagoland). Of course, *this is not necessarily a negative*, but compared to similar companies this dearth of top-tier graduates is somewhat surprising. - Some positions for an incoming grad have been (controversially) labelled as not making use of incoming talent. e.g. Product support, though good training, has its critics.