When all the old people retire, they are on their way. - Anonymous employee Northern Trust Employee Review

4.0
May 18, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

People there really respect your personal life and you as a person. They understand that when alot of these banks and bankers boast 70 hour work weeks they are just killing people's lives for stupid face time. Also, I experienced some great leadership there, and got a chance to significantly contribute to my group. What is actually excited is the new type of leadership that Northern Trust is seeking out - hungry and demanding, but still respecting the Northern Trust culture of maintaining a collegial environment.

Cons

They are SO collegial or political or nice there that a hungry, young Turk may get his/her hand slapped for overstepping the myriad invisible lines of culture. The more likely case, however, is that the young Turk will simply be reminded of the "Northern Way" of marginal improvement and slow evolution by a lifer.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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