It's "OK." Pretty easy going. - Anonymous employee Northern Trust Employee Review

2.0
Jan 30, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice work life balance. You'll never find a job that works long hours- unless you make it into the C-Suite.

Cons

For those fresh out of college, NT isn’t a bad launching pad for your career, offering a decent work-life balance with reasonable hours. However, don’t expect the traditional grind of a banking institution—NT leans more towards the culture of a tech company, favoring personal charisma over proven expertise in its hiring practices. If you’re young and have the right look, you’re more likely to be in favor. Tenure at NT is commonplace, and while this implies a level of job security, it also points to a stagnation of industry-relevant knowledge and talent. These long-term employees maintain their positions not through current expertise but through the inertia of NT’s workplace culture, which seems resistant to turnover. They're unable to find work elsewhere. The hiring process at NT explicitly aims for diversity, with sex and race being decisive factors, often to the detriment of Caucasian candidates. This isn’t speculation; it’s a fact I’ve verified through conversations with those who still work there. This policy, while common knowledge internally( among managers only) is delicate and potentially contentious if discussed beyond the company’s walls.

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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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