Highly Underappreciated and Severely Underpaid Employees - Second Vice President Tax Northern Trust Employee Review

- Accountants are pushed to a building on the South side of the Loop and are not in banking buildings. Not a "One" group feel. - Cheap on pay with it's "Partners" - well below industry standards - VPs are removed from the work their staff and seniors are performing and unrealistic about time lines internal due dates. - Salaried individuals are not given any recognition when overtime is put in and it's excessive during busy periods. - VPs unable to think outside the box and do not meet industry standard practices - Lack of a sense of teaming due to the VP frowning on communication- people do not talk to each other even though they are working in the same group and on the same project people. - Company Policies are not followed in each department and apply to ONLY certain. - Unreasonable expectations and lack of resources creates unnecessary overtime for all - Redundancy in the work to create job security as I quote direct from the VP - Lack of effective work-life balance despite the fact that Northern says they promote the issue. - Cheap budget meaning the resources you do have are inefficient and dated for tax return preparation and tax research. - Preferential treatment provided to certain individuals who have been with the department longer. -Expectations that if you are the new person you are given the shaft when it comes to office coverage and pto during holidays and during non-busy season. - Honesty in this department is not a given. - Professionalism is not a priority within the group I was in and really was almost embarrassing to clients. -Low budget so raises are not within industry standards and limit earning potential. This also translates into no holiday parties or company outings. - Lack of communication from top down approach - ie 400 people will be let go in 2014 and 2015 was announced in Crain's Mag before even being communicating it to their own employees. Overall the group I worked in I felt was less than acceptable when it came to professionalism which really in the end created a hostile working environment. I would say that anyone considering working for this company take a serious look elsewhere before signing any employment contract with them.