PEAK6 reviews

3.1

36% would recommend to a friend

(231 total reviews)
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Jenny Just & Matthew Hulsizer

56% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

PEAK6 has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 231 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PEAK6 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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231 reviews
1.0
Feb 22, 2016

Review About IT

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Pros

You can stick around for a few years to get industry experience and quit. After two years, you can briefly enjoy the fact that you have seniority over 60% of people in technology. Then, like all of your peers that left, go to a company that appreciates you, your time, and your future.

Cons

Obviously there are a few outliers, but if you haven't been fired after 3-4 years it's because you are cheap for your skill set. Lean? Teams are perpetually understaffed. If you are a hermit this may be a pro for you, but if you have a family or a personal life good luck managing the work/life balance.

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PEAK6 Response
10y
Sounds like you didn’t have the best experience at PEAK6, which is disheartening. I wish you could have shared this feedback during your time here so we could learn from your feedback and ideas on how to improve work/life balance and create a better culture. I wish the best in the future and hope you found a role and company where you are happier. Thanks for sharing your feedback. Ryan Pratt
1.0
Feb 21, 2016

juking the stats

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good company parties. Well stocked kitchen. Nice office space at CBOT. These are the only good things to speak of.

Cons

Company focus is on perception management. If they put half the effort they've put into up'ing their glassdoor ratings into fixing the actual problems (which have been thoroughly covered in other glass door reviews) they might make some progress. The truth is harsh though: Peak6 has one of the worst reputations in Chicago finance. Anyone with talent/options typically doesnt stay very long. Dealing with the management (IT in particular) is an onerous undertaking and the infrastructure is fragile to boot. They can only entice people who dont have the connections to initiate a conversation with current or ex employees (translation: clueless college kids). Pay attention to the consistent pattern here of three positive reviews that follow any one star review.

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PEAK6 Response
10y
I’m sorry to hear that you’ve had such a negative experience while working at PEAK6. One of the reasons we’re asking our employees to share feedback on Glassdoor, as well as the myriad of other steps we’re taking to build a great culture, is to learn what’s working as well as where we can improve. If you have ideas and insights that can help improve things, I would encourage you to share those because getting engaged in the solution will help everyone. However, perhaps this isn’t the right culture for you. We hate to see talent leave but, we’d rather see you are in a role, and culture, that’s the right fit for you. I welcome any feedback or input, so please consider reaching out directly to me. Thanks, Brad
1.0
Feb 19, 2016
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Pros

n/a. I wish I could give negative stars

Cons

A lot of negative energy at the firm for many reasons. Poor communication, finger pointing, and lack of respect by the management all contributed to a very hostile and condescending work environment. In fact, there has been a mass exodus of talented people in the last few years. This is evident when you take a look around the team. You can most likely count the number of technology employees that have worked there over 5 years on one hand. For all the college graduates, please take that as a huge red flag. The title above says "Dont blame the people, Blame the process. Fix the process." I say this now because I felt compelled to write this review after noticing a slew of "good" reviews the last couple of weeks. Current employees were encouraged/forced to write good reviews to bring the score up. If PEAK6 just fixed the process, these good reviews would come naturually. I hope they figure it out for the few good people remaining there.

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PEAK6 Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to post. You sound miserable at PEAK6 so I am sorry to hear that you are having such a bad experience here. We’re investing a lot of time and effort into building a great culture. We want to make every employee's experience here a positive one. Which is why we have been encouraging employees to share feedback on Glassdoor – both good and bad. It was a proactive step that we felt would enable us to get more feedback from current employees around their experience. If you feel like you aren’t in the best position to do your best work at PEAK6, we understand if you would like to make a move. Part of building a great culture is having open discussions on whether each employee is in a role and a culture that’s the best fit for their strengths. We hope that is the case with each person we hire at PEAK6, but if it’s not we’d rather learn from your experience and support you in making a move to an environment where you can be happier. If you have any other feedback on your experience or how to improve the process please reach out. Thanks Brad
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