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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

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Adena Friedman

88% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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2.0
Dec 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Very good benefits, base pay, high quality coworkers. Some legacy products are top notch. Good company name to have on your resume.

Cons

Management in place now with the Thomson acquisition that has absolutely no clue what they are doing. Misstep after misstep from product roll-outs to Facebook IPO, to exchange outage in August '13. CEO will not accept any responsibility (buck does not stop with him), but will quickly place blame on internal technology issues or blame outside factors. Constantly in fear of losing your job regardless of your loyalty/tenure or how well you are doing. Employees looking to leave like rats off a sinking ship. Meetings that are typically a complete and utter waste of time. Mandate from CEO is to constantly cut costs and increase margins (like a broken record), but eventually there is no more meat left on the bone to cut. CEO is surrounded by "yes" men/women and if you're liked by executive management you'll have a job forever at Nasdaq. VP level on up is too concerned with ladder climbing.Too many fiefdom's that don't communicate well and are all selling into the same accounts which creates confusion for the prospects/clients.

2.0
Dec 9, 2013

Interesting.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Talented people, good salary & benefits, interesting work

Cons

Understaffed to the point of always putting out fires; difficult to catch up. Lack of transparency particularly in HR matters. Little to no investment in employee development. Micro-management by CEO and executive team. Management structure very hierarchical. Focused on the numbers and the money with little regard for anything else.

2.0
Dec 5, 2013

Not all that fancy

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay. Good location (Rockville, MD)

Cons

Not clear direction. Micro-managed. Tons of meaningless meetings. No clear career path. Unfair treatment.

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