If you are close to retirement, Northern Trust is for you. NT - division of the United States Postal Service. - Second Vice President Northern Trust Employee Review

2.0
Jan 31, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

If you are looking for 30+ days off work, join Northern Trust. If you are looking for a place where following diversity policies is more important than actual job performance, you will love Northern Trust. Once you are in, it's virtually impossible for the company to to fire you. It's a great place to be in this job market.

Cons

Company's philosophy is to provide services at the lowest cost possible. That is why salaries are low. If you are a non-exempt and want to earn more money, they will not let you work overtime. Performance Evaluation process is a sham. You don't really feel this organization wants you to succeed.

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Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and work environment

Cons

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2.0
Apr 21, 2026
Recommend
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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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