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Ken Griffin
101 Ratings
Pros
Smart people, plenty of resources available (in 24 reviews)
Great benefits, compensation, decent work environment (in 12 reviews)
Cons
Work-life balance is not as good (in 20 reviews)
long hours hard work its win or lose (in 9 reviews)
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"Great Place for problem solvers"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Citadel full-time (More than a year)
Pros
You are given a lot of responsibility, fast. Bureaucracy is kept to a minimum. Good compensation & perks.
Cons
People expect you to excel, so you will feel a lot of pressure at times. Some people thrive in this kind of environment, but it is not for everybody.
Advice to Management
Increase opportunities to share knowledge and best practices across teams. A lot of works is understandably confidential but there are still a lot of opportunities to optimize reuse and avoid reinventing the wheel.
Citadel 2018-03-26 16:26 PDTHelpful (1)
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"No job security"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Citadel full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good benefits, fair salary, potential for advancement (in theory)
Cons
No job security, no clear strategy for L/S divisions
Citadel 2018-05-07 13:02 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Strong well led organization"
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Pros
Great culture built trust, serving others and putting the needs of the member first.
Cons
departments tend to stay to themselves, not a full company feeling could have better more in depth training offered.
Citadel 2018-03-15 14:38 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Citadel Review"
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Pros
Good pay and benefits, Meals provided, Great location
Cons
Very high-paced and stressful environment
Citadel 2018-03-21 07:23 PDT![Citadel Logo]()
"Challenging and aggressive company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Citadel full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Brilliant people, good work perks, never ending change and movement, daily challenges in an aggressive environment
Cons
At times limited work life balance, not a lot of promotion from within, at times little communication with employees
Advice to Management
More internal communication, more internal promotion
Citadel 2018-02-23 13:19 PST![Citadel Logo]()
"Technology"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Citadel full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
- Work with some of the brightest minds in the business
- Ability to set your own goal, hands off management
- Great financial incentivesCons
- Work-life balance is not as good
Citadel 2018-02-02 09:34 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Quantitative Researcher"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Citadel full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Work with lots of smart people around you, fast changing environment that allows you to learn lots of things you
Cons
Legacy infrastructure that takes years to renovate; management roles at business units that do not generate profit directly can be harsh and quite political seats
Advice to Management
N/A
Citadel 2018-01-28 14:30 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Citadel full-time
Pros
Great benefits and pay, great office locations
Cons
Too much politics and power struggle within support teams.
Advice to Management
Get rid of power hungry admins
Citadel 2018-03-05 22:49 PST![Citadel Logo]()
"Technology - Good work, lots of politics in management"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Citadel full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Good interesting work
Great benefitsCons
Lots of politics in management - managers involved in empire building - this is a difficult problem to solve as companies grow big.
Citadel 2018-01-22 21:14 PSTHelpful (6)
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"Terrible company"
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Doesn't RecommendDisapproves of CEOI worked at Citadel full-time
Pros
Good money, provide snacks and meals
Cons
Managed by a bunch of millennials that don't know how to do business and run an office. The do not take time to train people.
Advice to Management
Get experienced people to manage the office, not young wannabees
Citadel 2018-02-12 08:51 PST
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