FINRA reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(931 total reviews)
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Robert W. Cook

64% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

FINRA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 931 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FINRA 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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931 reviews
1.0
Apr 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Stable Job, work life balance (tends to be reducing now) . Good compensation and benefits.

Cons

0 prospects for career growth . The managers and directors don't give an opportunity for subordinates to grow . The people who interact directly with decision makers for promotion get promoted . The manager would not give his subordinates an opportunity that could result in a promotion , He will take on all the higher visibility projects by himself which ultimately leads to rating numbers that get him promoted . His subordinates get stuck where they were when they started. If you decide to stick with the organization you may end up retiring where you started. They recently introduced "open workspace arrangement"resulting in very ugly looking work env. You get to sit on an open floor with desk just large enough to fit 2 monitors no room to put your laptop . This has resulted in less communication and lower morale amongst employees . The team members call in sick more frequently as they pass on the cold or flu virus form folks sitting close to each other, A survey showed big dissatisfaction rate amongst employees due to growth opportunities . I am sure the workspace rearrangement leading to seating arrangement with higher density will lead to even more dissatisfaction amongst workers. Not a very fun place to work. The work env is not very exciting .

2.0
Mar 28, 2015

Processing Assistant

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and excellent benefits which get A grade treatment at doctor, dentist and vision. Easy going job without much expectations. Very difficult to get disciplined or fired.

Cons

No room for advancement. Unqualified managers who don't have college degrees and promote based on who kisses their butt the most. Working at Finra DR feels like being on the show Survivor where the idiots survive because they band together and vote out the talented staff. No equal chance given to all to get promoted and a lot of staff are pigeonholed. Company should really practice anti nepotism policy because there are many instances of friends and family being hired through connections and even large members of church groups all in the same dept. Staff is overall not professional and most dress like slobs. Too many cliques and staff only hang out with colleagues in same role. Many instances of ethical violations not reported to upper management which are swept under rug so the dept doesn't look bad or to protect employee who is a favorite of manager. Extreme micromanaging where they want the employee to list all of the assignments they've done for the day and report to manager who times each assignment to see if time is used efficiently.

3.0
Jun 20, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

> Great Benefits, including 401(k) of 4% to 6% match each year and Pension for Employees of 1+ years (but no longer available to new hires) > Great place to work for those who don't want to work hard, but still get paid for it

Cons

> Hires and Manages employees in a manner like the Federal Government > A place to come and die in your career > Opportunities for advancement only for those who are a part of the "select" group or related/connected to someone in Sr. Management. > CFOs personal employment center for his friends and family > No access to personal internet-based e-mail accounts (g-mail; yahoo; etc.)

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