Northern Trust reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(6,450 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 6,450 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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6K reviews
4.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great company for networking and one of few remaining with pension.

Cons

Like many companies, work moves overseas. Middle management here is not properly compensated for the heavy workload in managing large scale projects overseas whilst managing team and operations.

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, health insurance, that’s about it.

Cons

- Higher management micromanages you. They care about what time you come in, how long did you take your lunch and what time you leave to the second. - 3 days in office per week mandate although everyone works in their own silos and meetings are all virtual anyway. So imagine commuting 1-2 hours to work to join virtual meetings. Absolutely pointless. - Higher management seems to spread gossips/rumours behind individuals back about their start time, what time they leave office, etc, instead of discussing with individuals directly. Shows a lack of maturity? - Some colleagues who have limited knowledge on their job scope but somehow gets the job anyway? Surely there is a minimum standard of recruitment? - Colleagues are being made redundant but there has been little to no communication from all levels of management about it. Not sure why they are keeping it hush hush but we all know people have been made redundant. At least be transparent and upfront about it instead of playing mind games.

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