Like Rats on a Sinking Ship - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

World renowned organization that is vital to the economic infrastructure of our country.

Cons

Management is disconnected to their destruction and downfall of this once great, 100+ year old institution. Some one's pride was hurt when a shoe-in Asian deal didn't go to the CME as expected and CME's downfall began. They are 12 years too late to the outsourcing game, hiding it as another CME office and will fail miserably!

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