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The Options Clearing Corporation

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The Options Clearing Corporation reviews

2.3

20% would recommend to a friend

(341 total reviews)
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Andrej Bolkovic

7% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

The Options Clearing Corporation has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Options Clearing Corporation employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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341 reviews
3.0
Feb 3, 2009

Friendly, Stable Company; Slow and Boring Work

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Pros

The pay is pretty good, people are friendly, no one expects you to stay later than you're scheduled, you get a lunch break. Coworkers are actually friends who hang out together on the weekends. The company is stable, even in rough economic times (perhaps especially in tough economic times, because people want to buy options to mitigate their risks). Someone here told me he didn't know anyone at the OCC who had ever gotten fired (and he knows everyone there). Job security is a plus, but don't expect rapid promotion or exciting work. Overall a decent place to work...for a year or so, until you get bored.

Cons

The work is slow, dry, and boring. The pace is fairly slow, which could be a good or bad thing. Many people have been at this organization for many years; I like the earlier review about this being a throwback to the 1950s. It very much is, perhaps because it's connected so closely to the government.

4.0
Nov 18, 2008
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Pros

The best reasons to work here are the pay, benefits, and work-life balance. The medical, dental and vision benefits are fully paid for. The benefits package is in effect from the time that you begin work here. They even give you your vacation and sick days as of your first day of employment.

Cons

The downsides here are the limited career growth opportunities. Promotions were few and far between and the work is fairly mundane. The majority of the employees are IT-related; therefore, the "business side" employees are the minority. The work could be more interesting in today's economic environment due to the volatility of the derivatives markets as well as the current issues in the clearinghouses.

3.0
Oct 10, 2008
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Pros

They really do treat their employee well when it comes to taking a break from work. Its nice to be at a mid size company. There is employee appreciation day, monthly and cultural lunches.

Cons

Management is very diffcult, if you know of a productive more efficient way of doing things its wrong because it goes against a model that has been there forever. Management will not change. Will not encourage learning something new

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