“Fantastic place to work”

Pros:  “- Great culture of technical excellence - Really smart, sharp people - Management has a clear direction and good execution - Free breakfast foods and drinks…”

Cons:  “- No stock options - Provides Blackberries which is a type of phone they used to make - A bit too much employee turnover” – Full Review

“Great money, mediocre environment”

Pros:  “The company provides great compensation and benefits, particularly compare to other companies in the industry. If you do not enjoy downtown, this is also a great place to…”

Cons:  “The company has a practically stiffiling closed-door mentality, even though they spend much time talking about their open-door policies. Often times, it feels like…” – Full Review

“Opportunity to develop your own career path”

Pros:  “Very flexible work environment, including reasonable hours and occasional ability to work from home. Great benefits including 6 week paid sabbatical every four years. Great…”

Cons:  “Compensation is low for finance industry and equity research in particular, but this is offset by reasonable hours and other flexibility. Equity research business…” – Full Review

“Fantastic place to work”

Pros:  “- Great culture of technical excellence - Really smart, sharp people - Management has a clear direction and good execution - Free breakfast foods and drinks…”

Cons:  “- No stock options - Provides Blackberries which is a type of phone they used to make - A bit too much employee turnover” – Full Review

“Great company, but very conservative practices”

Pros:  “- very nice people - well established company - great management - many places to go for lunch near by”

Cons:  “-benefits and salary are not competitive - not a young culture - outdated policies and technology - location in suburbs” – Full Review

“Excellent team of individuals”

Pros:  “Unlimited education investment in employees by company, minimum 40 hrs / year required. Work/Life Balance respected. Continuous feed back from management, open door policy…”

Cons:  “Compensation is fair, reward is higher in consulting firms. Politics. Limited job progression in Chicago, without moving to another site.” – Full Review

“Long Standing Company - it shows”

Pros:  “Senior management has the right idea. They want to go in the right direction. New CEO and new hires at the top have all the right ideas. Health care plan is great, other…”

Cons:  “Internal promotion to middle management or higher is nearly impossible. Communication across the company means dealing with various silos.” – Full Review