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
Apr 7, 2020

Avoid Enforcement

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Pros

You will become very familiar with FINRA rules and the work is easy.

Cons

Zero room for advancement (unlike in the past). You will not be litigating cases, despite what they say in the interview. Your job will primarily consist of drafting "Closing Memos" to management. These memos describe some minor FINRA rule infraction on the part of an individual broker and analyze why FINRA should not take formal action. They are boilerplate, boring, and provide no real experience or develoment as an attorney. Also, moral is at an all-time low.

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FINRA Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Our Enforcement department does important work and we encourage you to keep seeking out opportunities that challenge you and make use of your expertise. The opportunity to litigate is based on the outcome of the cases assigned and many cases are often resolved without the need for a hearing. If you believe you are ready for more challenging assignments, we recommend you discuss that with your manager and seek them out.
3.0
Feb 28, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Learned so much from a variety of bright & interesting colleagues

Cons

Management actively makes each day more difficult needs to be. Deadlines are arbitrary which leads to undue stress. Virtually no training, then everyone is angry when you don't know minutiae. Morale is wildly low amongst examiners -- many are burnt out.

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FINRA Response
6y
Thank you for leaving a review. We hope you shared your experience before you left. We’d love to know more about your negative experience with management so we can address any concerns. Please email us at glassdoor@finra.org if you are willing to provide more specifics.
2.0
Jan 23, 2020

stiff management

Recommend
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Pros

There can be nice colleagues, quiet work environment, gym and ok cafeteria. If lucky, one can be under nice and laid-back management, good benefits, flexible work hours and ability to work from home.

Cons

Stiff management, not willing to change towards employees' work comfort and needs. It appears that most of managers are afraid of upper management and there is bad communication most of the time among departments or even within departments. Evaluations are strict (based on management) and in order to perform on an average evaluation level or above average one employee has to work overtime most of the time. Competition among coworkers is encouraged which creates a hostile work environment with too much stress, again depending on management. Not enough days off, not a secure place to work anymore. Appears that the stress factor of loosing ones job is one of the first 3 stress factors in FINRA.

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