Still has opportunities, but culture has declined - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

3.0
Aug 10, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You can make a lot of money here and learn some cool things. Lots of Super Smart Employees.

Cons

Super Smart employees fleeing like the plague thanks to the better economy. Upper management more interested in CYA than company growth. Culture of fear has taken over middle management. Poor training/onboarding for new employees. Long hours unrelated to real business needs expected. Everything is a fire drill - you will never be allowed to take time to proactively improve anything.

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Pros

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Cons

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