Dont stay too long! - RDS Service Associate T. Rowe Price Employee Review

1.0
Nov 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A new employee can become fully licensed and very desirable to the competitors, where everyone eventually ends up going.

Cons

Management will lie to you. You can exceed expectations, but if you are not young or don't try to promote every year or so, they will try to manage you out. If you don't take the hint, you could be demoted or terminated. ADVICE: Get your licenses and a year or 2 of experience and move to a real Investment firm. If you are given an action plan, find another job and fast. Or you may be out 6 months to a year later.

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5.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Workflow was consistent. Never a lull in the day.

Cons

A lot of overtime, but it was paid.

3.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Total compensation is competitive, new hires are eager to jump in, and it seems like a company strategy is finally coming together. Things continue to move slowly though because projects from the loudest voice or most tenured associates tend to get prioritized and throw off critical investments into fixing data, process, and tech debt issues to mature our ability to market like it’s 2026 instead of 2016.

Cons

Too many bottlenecks to execution; If you’re seeking to make a meaningful impact, don’t expect it fast. Expect to navigate uncertainty while the company claims to help clients do this for their portfolios instead of helping associates to help clients — This is branded fluff for leadership without clear direction, driving teams to waste too much time and energy in meetings and boring demo decks every month to make being busy look like value by being the loudest voice, which is what you’ll notice many of the most tenured associates do best. Slides might look pretty but AI doesn’t make sense of this noise and clients don’t benefit from all the hours spent in PowerPoint. Unclear ownership leads to internal redundancies or team friction, on top of the inconsistent documentation and fragmented data siloes that are ironically impeding readiness for AI mandates coming from the CEO.

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