They Broke me - Assistant Vice President Northern Trust Employee Review

1.0
Dec 15, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I met some good people.

Cons

I worked hard there for over 10 years and in that time I saw terrible treatment of people, so much bad treatment that over time I became numb to it and failed to call out that it was wrong. The work load and bullying became so much that I had a breakdown and decided to finally call out my situation to HR, all they did was cover it up and follow their checklist, nothing changed and I was effectively excluded from management even though I was once part of management, slowly they made it difficult for me by reducing my team numbers and giving my team more work. I was silently boxed away in my role and opportunities taken away. When I handed in my notice, no one from my management contacted me to wish me good luck. Its a burn them and churn them culture in there. The blame and point the finger culture in NT is toxic and now that I have left I have spoken to others who have left and they are all in agreement.

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Pros

Good benefits and a lot of time off

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Nice people and a good environment. Benefits are good and the work is interesting. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate NT as a 7. But, it’s typical big corporate crap that hands out 2% raises and minimum bonuses during a good year yet spends $360 million this past quarter buying their stock back.

Cons

Constant reminders to do more with less and cut costs and belt tightening while the execs line their pockets and you maybe get a 2% raise. I could see such actions if the firm was doing bad financially, but they aren’t. Record this and record that for many quarters now. And they walk around patting each other on the back like they all did such a great job when in reality, the markets are up so the value of the assets we manage are up. I’m wondering what sort of actions will happen when the market goes south for several quarters. Oh. And the constant state of surveillance here is BS. Tracking to make sure you are here 3 days a week. Keyboard / mouse / PC tracking systems receding your activity. It’s like a 21st century high tech sweatshop in some ways.

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