A good place to work before the financial crisis - Assistant Vice President State Street Employee Review

4.0
Feb 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are fairly good - 4 weeks of vacation for officers, 6% match for 401(k), health, dental, etc. The company is trying to institutionalize flexible work arrangements. At the moment, it seems to vary from manager to manager. There are people who have worked here for many years, which says something about employee satisfaction.

Cons

It seems to be more difficult for people who need more work/life balance to advance. The mood is fairly bleak these days due to layoffs, a decrease in bonuses and a salary freeze. Employees are doing more work for less compensation.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Own book runner and strategy. Good work life balance. Good working environment and nice people to work together

Cons

No much growth. Promotion to VP or higher is even forbidden based on company policy. Instead, ask people to move to different role. It doesn't make a lot of sense since it encourage people to find a new job.

4.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent work life balance and decent PTO

Cons

Pay could be better and the workload can be a lot at times

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