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    Updated Jan 16, 2020

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    3.1
    46%
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    54%
    Approve of CEO
    State Street President and CEO Ronald O’Hanley
    Ronald O’Hanley
    243 Ratings
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    1. "Great place to do a Co-Op!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Financial Reporting Co-op in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at State Street part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      - Good pay - Over time provided, meals and transportation provided after a certain hour - Nice people, great managers who actually care about you and want you to learn

      Cons

      - Hard to get a full time job in company as they were not hiring many juniors. - Will require a lot of hours but you know that before you sign up

      State Street2019-06-02

    2. "Terrible management, zero growth"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Investor Relations in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      -Add some skills to your resume -Discounted Goodlife membership

      Cons

      -No growth -Management doesn't know what they are doing -No training -No work/life balance

      State Street2020-01-03
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    3. "Directionless"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Vice President - Technology in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at State Street full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Flexibility, work with new technology, Work with a highly technical team.

      Cons

      Implementing tech for tech with no business value add, no guidance, no requirements, no direction from sr. Mgmt. There are several individuals who have become major hurdles to the company’s transformation plans and unfortunately the company has not managed to call out and deal with these individuals.

      Advice to Management

      Learn to Manage

      State Street2020-01-09

    4. "Not recommend"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Big name, that's the only pro

      Cons

      Low salary, no growth for new employee at all

      State Street2020-01-02

    5. "Fund Accounting"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Manager 

      I have been working at State Street full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Remote work system help work/life balance

      Cons

      Not too much space to grow

      State Street2019-11-14

    6. "Only for entry level"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Officer in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at State Street full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Work from home Benefits Colleagues

      Cons

      Low pay Poor management Minimal promotions or raises

      State Street2019-10-19

    7. "Stay away"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Client Relations Representative in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at State Street full-time

      Pros

      Really can’t think of any

      Cons

      Too many to mention !

      Advice to Management

      Learn to manage people

      State Street2019-11-05

    8. "Not a great outlook"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Officer 

      I worked at State Street full-time

      Pros

      The people, good learning experience in the financial industry

      Cons

      High eovolumelume, stressful, too much red tape, disorganized, always short staffed, too many silos

      State Street2019-10-10

    9. "Low pay, overworked and boring work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at State Street full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      There is air conditioning in the office, during the summer

      Cons

      Everything else. State Street = The Mcdonald’s of the Financial industry

      Advice to Management

      Start caring about your employees

      State Street2019-10-02

    10. "I have been working here for 6 years"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Quantitative Analyst 

      I have been working at State Street full-time

      Pros

      Good exposure to various areas of financial risk

      Cons

      Work life balance is not so good

      State Street2019-09-08
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