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
2.0
Mar 21, 2012

Suffocating

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Colleagues were generally supportive, the technology staff was always helpful, and senior team members took the initiative to support new employees.

Cons

Management did not do a good job of keeping staff abreast of new issues, acting as though new issues were privileged information for which you had to be in a secret club to learn (even though it was essential to the job). Management also put too much pressure on senior staff to do the job of management, such as on-boarding new team members and reviewing work product.

1.0
Dec 22, 2012
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Pros

A great place to learn a lot about regulations and the financial services industry provided you can find someone experienced to train and mentor.

Cons

There is a lot of backstabbing, dirty politics, bullying and discrimination dictated by management. Little opportunity for advancement. Since the merger, the company has been aggressively forcing experienced people out, losing expertise and talent. Most of the good managers with technical experience who cared about regulations are gone. On paper, company looks great, in reality it regulates by "smoke and mirrors". The company is a “sweat shop”.

1.0
May 4, 2012
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Pros

Obnoxiously rich benefits package. Shhhh.....

Cons

Sneaky, gotcha culture. Even minor mistakes will cost you your career. Everyone is out for themselves, which leads to a culture of backstabbing. Management is only out to better themselves. This is a well padded workforce intrenched in bureaucratic processes. Little emphasis on technology, much more of a "do it by hand" mentality".

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