S&P Reviews

Pros

Flexible time, not a typical sweatshop

Cons

One of the worst company to work for especailly for Consulting purpose. Everything over here is of poor standards. Lots of unnecessary work and micro managing brings down your morale. The employees show no repect to their consultants. This is one of the bad company to work with.

Advice to Senior Management

Show some respect and courtesy to consultants instead of treating them like servants. Check that employees do their duty well and establish a good process.

Pros

Relax, good working environment, nice people, stable job

Cons

low bonus, hard to promote

Advice to Senior Management

please try to hire some intern for the full time

Pros

1. low stress level
2. good compensation for entry level jobs
3. cubicle for every single employee
4. good benefits

Cons

1. nature of jobs not close to real finance
2. compensation not so good for senior level jobs
3. laid-back working environment

Advice to Senior Management

increase compensation level for senior level jobs
cut the time spent on meaningless meetings
increase on-job training opportunities for all employees

Pros

It's established and will always have business so they don't cut when times get tough - it's relatively "safe" if such thing still exists.
The compensation is good, the overall package is great I think having worked at smaller and very small companies. (401K match, discounts, etc.)
It's pretty much 9-5 - so it gives a great quality of life even though some people may complain - but the grass is always greener, right? It is a good place to work and have a balanced life. It is, seriously.

Cons

Management. There are too many layers of management, and they keep adding more layers. You may be very gifted and talented and hard working, only your immediate supervisors will see it. It's tough to get ahead.

Pros

The healthcare/dental plan is very good.

Cons

S&P does not recognize talent and smart employees and will not pay fair market value to keep talent within the company. There are a lot of employee who knows how to do the bare minimum and just come to work to pick up a pick check. They are not adding any value to the company.

Advice to Senior Management

The market environment is not like it was 4 years ago. There are other opportunities in the work field and the company need to pay competitve even with employees within the company. At the same time for those employees who isn't adding value to the company should not be allow to just get on by.

Pros

Great Work-Life Balance
Widely recognized company brand

Cons

No Career Growth
Mgmt Has no Strategic Plans
IT Systems Patched (badly)

Advice to Senior Management

Some senior management do not deserve to be there anymore. Force upper management to be competitive.

Pros

Good work hours, you won't be stressed often. The people are down to earth. You can get out at 5 PM almost everyday, and you better get out at 5 PM too... I mean you're wasting your life if you stay much later than that.

Cons

Even though the work hours are average for a finance company in NYC, it still feels very long because the work is uninteresting, and uninspiring. You won't learn much of anything, and there isn't much room for intellectual growth. It's a good place to work if you're trying to build a side business/side hustle because you'll conserve intellectual energy for the end of the day.

Advice to Senior Management

No advice would be constructive. Most of these people don't really care about their jobs and just work to support their families. Dog eat dog world, blah blah, you know the whole drill :)

Pros

The people and the environment in my group are friendly. Encouraging to do better work.

Cons

Lack of a defined career path for some of the smaller sectors.

Pros

Great work like balance
Potential to grow
Excellent mentoring and training

Cons

salaries and bonuses could be better

Advice to Senior Management

Get back to focusing on what works

Pros

Work/life balance is excellent. Great pay for the work. The hours are great. The management is attentive. Good place to work if you just want a steady job with good pay.

Cons

Coworkers are unmotivated. Atmosphere is not motivational. Very little room for growth. Basically no lateral movement available at all. Not a place for someone with high aspirations.