Disrespect to employee, directional persecution - Senior Risk Management Analyst CME Group Employee Review

1.0
Jun 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

If you do not like results, but process. Chicago Mercantile Exchange is more as Chicago Meeting Exchange. a meeting is as a result. Very heavy hierarchy and your extreme dependence on your manager character. Its not enough just to be professional at CME. You have to be a player, you always have to please your manager extra. It is annoying. If they put you on a black list - you going to be fired.

Cons

They do not keep justice, they do not like results. Its not enough just to be professional at CME.

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Cons

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Cons

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