Account Manager - Account Manager Northern Trust Employee Review

3.0
Mar 3, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to start your career and plenty of opportunity to take on new challenges. As a full time non officer you receive 3 weeks of vacation plus sick and personal time and when you become an officer or above you get 4 weeks of vacation. No Saturday’s and if you’re exempted you are not required to log your hours.

Cons

Office morale is always at some sort of low. Very political environment and it’s all about who’s in charge and if you’re a favorite or not. Some partners work very hard and get paid well below what the standard set forth by the company or even below basic cost of living for the particular role and location. Technology, although on the rise, is lacking and some days you spend most of your time just trying to get your computer to go online. And at times some employees are overloaded with too much work and others walk out by 2:00 PM leaving others having to fill the gap.

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Pros

Good work life balance and strong culture

Cons

Easier credits to underwrite at the beginning

2.0
Apr 21, 2026
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Pros

Nice people and a good environment. Benefits are good and the work is interesting. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate NT as a 7. But, it’s typical big corporate crap that hands out 2% raises and minimum bonuses during a good year yet spends $360 million this past quarter buying their stock back.

Cons

Constant reminders to do more with less and cut costs and belt tightening while the execs line their pockets and you maybe get a 2% raise. I could see such actions if the firm was doing bad financially, but they aren’t. Record this and record that for many quarters now. And they walk around patting each other on the back like they all did such a great job when in reality, the markets are up so the value of the assets we manage are up. I’m wondering what sort of actions will happen when the market goes south for several quarters. Oh. And the constant state of surveillance here is BS. Tracking to make sure you are here 3 days a week. Keyboard / mouse / PC tracking systems receding your activity. It’s like a 21st century high tech sweatshop in some ways.

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