DST Systems Reviews

Former Employee – worked at DST Systems full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good system and some good people

Cons – Software is outdated and not being bought by many new clients

Advice to Senior Management – Stop playing 'fruit basket turnover' and get in new upper management.

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Decent benefits and work/life balance.

Cons – DST is looking for ways to save money, which includes laying off or firing more people. More emphasis is placed on getting the job done vs getting it done the right way, so people that get things done the wrong way are rewarded the same as people who get things done the right way.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay attention to how things are getting done and reward workers that do things the right way.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems

Pros – good people and pretty flexible to work

Cons – Long hours and not very good pay

Former Employee – worked at DST Systems full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Easy to get promoted
Benefits are good
Compensation is good once you are in management

Cons – Very political
Senior management will throw you under the bus
HR is brutal to work with if have issues
Company is slowly dying to to omnibus conversions by broker dealers since they get paid per account by their clients

Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of the political favors and stop hiring your relatives in senior positions. Find some other line of business for the company because it is going to die a slow death due to omni conversions of broker dealer accounts.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good Oppurtunity to work. Good Salary

Cons – work culture. Growth within company is less

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Except for recent setup backs; a stable company with decent benefits.

Cons – Recent competition has caused cuts in workforce and benefits. Career opportunities are very limited to existing employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Recognize your talent and develop what have internally.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good people and a place to learn. Good benefits.

Cons – Low salary. Poor communication from senior mgt.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Any level of employees have a good opportunity to further education within the company and outside of the company. Has a great benefit package including: health, dental, vision, and time off.

Cons – Organization is in bad place at the moment, top management making changes within the organization every few months, which causes bad morale. Top leaders are being recruited from eastern United States and not local.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop reorganizing divisions every few months and add stability. Need to reward your dedicated employees with more than 2% annual raises. Also, give opportunities for advancement to current employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems

Pros – Friendly people, great atmosphere, benefits are good too.

Cons – Salary is terrible, communication isn't great and things are inconsistent

Advice to Senior Management – Be consistent in the things you want and expect from the associates.

Current Employee – been working at DST Systems

Pros – Great benefits - health, dental, life, tuition reimbursement, theatre tickets
Excellent training - fun classes offered over a wide variety of topics - the options to learn are never-ending
Some flexibility allowed to balance work and home life
DST is very involved in the restoration of downtown KC

Cons – Promotions and raises based on tenure instead of performance
Pay scale seems to be pretty low compared with other companies of a similar size
Working with DST "lifers" that actually hinder output or simply take up space

Advice to Senior Management – Evaluate performance more honestly and get rid of the sub-par performers. Many associates receive reviews indicating effort that meets expectations when they are not meeting expectations. It seems like many departments would be more effective if they let the under-performers go and paid more for those who exceed expectations.