Northern Trust reviews

Stay away from HFS. Very poorly managed. Focused on revenue growth and not on servicing the client. Poor investment in technology, falling behind to other competitors and are trying to play catch up. No respect for the work force. The culture is toxic, and lots of the seasoned people there are rude and have attitudes and are not willing to help. They just had a round of cuts, only to have management send out an email about their expensive workout equipment while people were left scrambling looking for another job. Completely tone def. All this was done to save costs not realizing the optics for the rest of the group which is already understaffed. Now they have tons of turnover and are posting all over linked in that they are hiring…with enthusiasm. Don’t be fooled. This is a very toxic workplace. You have been warned. Expectations will be similar to hedge fund, pay will be far less. They brag about internal mobility, which is non existent. During one of my interviews over Zoom, the COO was on her phone texting. Completely unprofessional. They also brag about D&I yet, when I reached out to the D&I group with suggestions on how to help the community around the Chicago area, it fell on deaf ears. Look past the fake enthusiasm on LinkedIn. It’s all a front.

Kiss up Kickdown Culture Growth Opportunities are virtually non existent Pay is below industry average Top performers receive all of the work and none of the rewards Bonuses are flat (I.E not tied to performance). Everyone gets roughly the same bonus target regardless of input. Job growth is almost exclusively dictated by tenure. Older managers that have been grandfathered in may not actually have superb skills. (Example: a Senior Consultant once asked an analyst how to make a cell negative in excel.) Conservative culture has draining office politics All work is being moved to Tempe and India. There was more hiring and growth in India officially then in the U.S. for the past few years. This emphasis on cost cutting has made retaining decent talent impossible causing an attrition rate of roughly 33% yearly for the team. This has furthered a lack of social cohesion as most management doesn't even attempt to retain its workforce because they expect everyone to leave.