Excellent products & services; but more clean up is needed. - Relationship Manager Northern Trust Employee Review

2.0
Oct 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, it’s a very strong institution; great products and services. They are well established throughout the US and overseas. The office has been there for over ten years now and they have built up a pretty good book of business. Clients are absolutely amazing and the benefits are good too ( great pay, 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation, sick leave, personal time off, paid holidays, 401K w/matching contributions, tuition reimbursement (graduate & undergraduate), expense reimbursement, and great informative employee and client events.

Cons

Organization is currently going through some major organizational and leadership changes. There is a lack of training on various corporate software systems and job functions. So if you are not very tech savvy and not a “go-getter” who is willing to figure things out for themselves, things will be a challenge for you. The organization can be very political at times and a strong hierarchy within the office does exist. If you have a strong backbone and are willing to put up with a lot of annoyances (favoritism, office gossip, lack of training, lack of leadership, lack of communication, hierarchy, support staff not utilizing time effectively due to hours of internet surfing, associates carrying on long non-work conversations when their assistance is needed, then this office is not the place for you.

Explore other reviews about Northern Trust

5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and work environment

Cons

Nothing that’s too much of a con

2.0
Apr 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

2
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All