No career path, terrible HR - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

3.0
Apr 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

compensation and pto are fine

Cons

no career path, people who work hard do not get what they deserve, while lots of people get overpaid. no equity plan for some department. terrible HR policy.

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CME Group Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. With respect to your comments on equity, we offer a broad-based equity program that is open to all employees and departments at the company. Employees at more senior levels are eligible for annual equity awards, while all other employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards based on individual performance.

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