FHLBank Chicago reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(167 total reviews)
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Michael Ericson

48% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

FHLBank Chicago has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 167 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FHLBank Chicago employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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167 reviews
5.0
Oct 25, 2017

Great place to work

Recommend
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Pros

Everyday is enjoyable. Amazing benefits. Work from home option. Good pay. Top Talent. Great facility. Tons of events (fitness challenge, bags tourney, summer socials, Halloween events, drone racing, adult beverage activities, fundraisers, training opportunities to advance your career, raffles, cook-offs, giving back to the community (habitat for humanity), plenty of leftover free food in the break-room, free coffee/tea, plenty of community of practice groups, employee resource groups, nearly all of the high level execs are approachable. Willingness to invest in your masters degree. At the forefront of Technology.

Cons

HR. Nobody has really heard of FHLBC. Lack of cross-department communication/interaction. Chances are you probably will never get to know someone if they are not on the same floor as you. Depending on what department you are in, you'll either hate it or love it.

5.0
Oct 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing company culture, benefits, and room to grow

Cons

There is always food and snacks to eat. You will get fat unless you join the Wellness Challenge

2.0
Aug 16, 2017

Management Failure

Recommend
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Pros

A good culture of hard-working individuals, outside of technology. The Bank "does good things" for the communities, no doubt.

Cons

Management in IT is filled with micro-managers unable to let control go of projects. Teams work in "agile/scrum" methodolagies, but all decisions are constantly micro-managed by PO/manager combinations (yes, frequently a team manager will also be the PO). Management also is not capable of conflict resolution. Finally, there is no holistic direction of technology; it's all what is hot and new.

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