Boston Financial Reviews

Pros

I believe BFDS has a great work environment and is very flexible when dealing with students class schedule. Management is very supportive of employees and is always open to new ideas.

Cons

Some of the downsides to BFDS are that its very difficult to receive a competitive salary once graduating from school. Along with this, its hard to work your way up the latter as most of the employees have 15+ experience.

Advice to Senior Management

I would suggest that management devotes more resources into developing programs for current employees looking to stay with the company after graduation.

Pros

Great environment to work in
great people to work with and talk about different things even non work related
Good managers

Cons

The pay is very low, it is good starting for college student, but not for people with degrees. Most of the people work there for a few years and look for better jobs.

Advice to Senior Management

Great management, I like all my managers. they work hard to keep us satisfied and entertained. We just need more people in our department to cover up the work load.

Pros

Fast paced dynamic workplace. Willing to invest in the right technology to support the business. High level of experience within management.

Cons

Too many silos within the company, not much sharing amongst departments. Too much emphasis on short term profits rather than long term viability.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus more on the long term and less on short term results

Pros

Perfect job for a college student.

Cons

It is basically data entry.

Pros

The team you work with and the manager you have can make it a very good place to work.

Cons

Management style is very inconsistent.

Advice to Senior Management

Require the managers to lead in a consistent manner.

Pros

This place is very flexible with when you work which is perfect for a college student. They also pay well for what else is out there.

Cons

A lot of times you run out of work to do and time slowly creeps by. The work can be very monotonous.

Advice to Senior Management

Figure out a way to make the work a bit more interesting. The training process is entirely to long for job.

Pros

Benefits are good. People in the company are good to work with, although under appreciated.

Cons

They are quietly laying off people and using different terms for the process.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on quality, the customer, and your employees verses kissing the board of directors asses and you might get back the company that once was great.

Pros

Fun atmosphere to work in

Cons

Small salary, not a full time job

Pros

Financial Industry near Boston- many Mutual Funds and 529 clients- many clients- project work and inhouse training- tuition reimbursement

Cons

Constant reorgs and numerous layoffs starting in 2001 and throughout the decade- stress levels were high with all the uncertainty- no structured career paths though there were job levels. HR should have been more involved with putting a structured career path in place for those with Bachelor's and work towards Advanced Degree's including MBAs, experience, and certifications- and structed Management training path leading to possible Executive Management. There was plenty of talent left on the bench and discarded.

Advice to Senior Management

More transparancy- the Win-Win meetings were informative during the mid 2000s but later stopped- be more upfront with the business health and the real potential for repetitive layoffs

Pros

The pay is great for a part-time job, and it's really relatively easy work. I am a finance major, so I have actually learned a lot from this job. The management is great, everyone is so nice and so helpful. They are very flexible with time off, etc. and hard work is rewarded with gift cards, and KU basketball ticket.

Cons

The work is pretty monotonous, and the management is somewhat unorganized. It's pretty hard to move up from what I've observed.

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice if all of the manager had the same answers to questions, there is often discrepancy. Also, the city of Lawrence NEEDS to fix Bluffs Drive!!