The Wal-Mart of financial services - Structured Finance Analyst State Street Employee Review

1.0
Sep 28, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The location is good. That's really it.

Cons

Employees are treated like cattle. The name "State Street" is toxic to your resume, every employer knows they can give you lowball offers as everyone knows state street pays terrible salaries. Entry levels can make as low as 30K, Senior Associate (Managers/supervisors) can't make over 60 Benefits are lousy, $100 ER copay, no stock options or even discounted stock purchase Lucky to get a 2-3% raise as a "consitently exceeded expectations" employee if you get promoted or transfer to a new dept you are capped at a 10% salary adjustment, but if you turn down the offer they'll hire an external at 20,30+% or what you make.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

on-boarding was easy, lot of learning opportunities/clients to service, nice co-workers

Cons

sparse work-load allotted, difficult client assignments, strict vps

1.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work is (rarely) an option, though the approval process is extremely slow and bureaucratic. There are a few well-meaning colleagues who genuinely try to drive positive change before burning out.

Cons

Onboarding and HR processes are severely broken, taking 11 months to approve remote status and failing to prepare basic equipment for day one. The workplace culture is deeply hostile, with anger and yelling functioning as the default communication style across teams. Leadership turnover is rampant, resulting in constant re-organizations, splintered teams, and a total lack of strategic direction. Role clarity is non-existent, forcing employees to invent their own daily tasks while receiving entirely contradictory instructions. Direct management is completely absent; I went seven months without any contact from my boss before being laid off via a three-word instant message and short call.

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