Wolverine Trading Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Wolverine Trading full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Owners are terrific people. Smart, engaged, and really value their employees.
Benefits and perks are excellent. Free food in the cafeteria, full time chefs making breakfast and lunch. Expect to put that "freshman 15" back on in the first couple months!
Flat org structure reduces bureaucracy.
Lots of bright, hard-working people there.

Cons – In some instances, a lack of management leads to stasis.
Some software developers are more concerned with job security than with production.

Advice to Senior Management – Install a project management regime, with best practices.

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

Current Employee – been working at Wolverine Trading full-time for less than a year

Pros – The inhouse Eatery has one of the best salad bars around. Good benefits for singles. Friendly and helpful coworkers. Sustainability within the markets.

Cons – The majority of really good people go unnoticed. You either have to screw up a lot or spend a lot of hours there to get noticed(nothing lie investment banking though). Upper Management is different across the company, just depends on who you fall under whether or not fairness and proper management is there.. Decisions seem to be made by a select few. the vets are easy to learn from and were really welcoming. The interview process was a little scattered. New ways of thinking aren't always willing to be heard. Review wasn't about me more about them and the firm, think I said 20 words while the person rushed thru and didn't seem to be interested in my return conversation.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay better attention to what upper management isn't doing to retain employees, repeat and repeat. Listen more to what employees have to say because there are some people there that you don't want to lose who live and breathe the culture. The one hall of your back office people have always been attentive and friendly. I like how long your firm has been around but it may not be for me. Best of luck.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Wolverine Trading

Pros – Great educational program for both beginners and senior traders make it a great place to learn the business. Fully stocked kitchen with chef, excellent benefits.

Cons – They describe the company as a meritocracy, but that is not the case. The majority of the bonus pool is controlled by a select few, and younger traders who are better than their senior peers spend years working their way up the ladder.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't let your senior traders get so comfortable that they are complacent. Recognize younger talent before you lose it in order to keep the company growing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Wolverine Trading

Pros – good people, try to be fair

Cons – discretionary pay only, office politics