Northern Trust reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,451 total reviews)
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Michael OGrady

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Northern Trust has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northern Trust employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Apr 8, 2025
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Pros

flexibility with 3 day work from office and 2 days home. That's it

Cons

Pay is low, and exceeding expectations doesn't bring any money; salary decreases year over year. They are understaffed (because they laid off a bunch of people who were doing a great job and kept only "brown noises") and overworked (some teams are completely burned out). Everybody is just trying to survive. They forced managers to use a 5-point scale for performance review, and it is mandatory that 15% of the team should underperform (which impacts your bonus and "potentially" employment) even for the teams of 2! people. Absolute nonsense. Management announced great bonuses this year, but essentially everyone was flat or down (from the worst year, btw), besides upper management, who congratulated themselves with a 50% increase in bonuses.

1.0
Feb 8, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great location in downtown Chicago Many wonderful people work at NT

Cons

Unfortunately, any great experiences at Northern Trust are overshadowed by bad practices of management. Bad managers are often supported by higher level managers, and are often encouraged, promoted, and rewarded. Some of the bad behavior includes bullying, lying, manipulation, and purposely disconnecting from certain team members. Team members who align with bad managers are promoted and rewarded. Those that do not align with a bad manager are strategically pushed out, creating bad morale and a culture of fear for their team.

1.0
Jul 2, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

100% remote work, flexibility and compensation were the only true pros during my time within the organization

Cons

Terrible management and little to no training. Manager was new and knew little to nothing about the systems. Overall horrible experience. Was sourced and headhunted to join Northen Trust and learned after being hired we has been hired DURING a reorg in the department. After 7 mos, was laid off. Now I’ve been unemployed for 5mos and can’t get an interview with any other companies. Devastating

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