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Updated May 23, 2023
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Found 208 of over 247 reviews
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- "As a result of the expansion over the past few years, the partners are less involved in the day to day management of groups." (in 8 reviews)
- "There was also inadequate training from senior traders as they were often too busy with daily trading activities to train new traders (not enough support given to compensate for this...i.e." (in 5 reviews)
- "this company expects you to work long hours for them and they require am intern course." (in 4 reviews)
- "Senior management do not rally listen to the people doing the work, or make an effort to understand any problems." (in 3 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Best company ever
May 5, 2023 - Desktop Systems Engineer in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Nothing to complain for this company
Cons
No cons I can find
Continue readingWe love hearing from employees that we're hitting all the right marks on the things you care most about. And yes to continued growth, together!
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Very Good (So Far ...)
May 23, 2023 - Senior Data Engineer in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Free Food - Good Work Culture - Very good Diversity
Cons
- Lot of Tribal Knowledge
DRW Response
Brand and Communications
Super helpful feedback -- we definitely have a lot of "lifers" at DRW and you're right that it's going to be important for us to do more to ensure we're sharing their knowledge!
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Excellent in office perks, supportive and smart teams
Cons
No obvious cons great place to work
DRW Response
Brand and Communications
Smart people is truly one of our greatest "pros"!
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great Place with nice people
Apr 22, 2023 - Quantitative Trading Analyst in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The people are great - generally welcoming and invested in your learning
Cons
Sometimes is feels a bit siloed and I'm not sure the internal mobility if you don't like a product you're assigned to is there when going from intern to full-time
Continue readingDRW Response
Brand and Communications
Thank you for sharing your feedback! Great minds think alike, as we recently launched our LRN program which you can learn more about here: https://drw.com/updates/insights/the-leadership-rotation-network. We continue to find ways to ensure we're helping new grads find the best fit for their skills and ambitions, so keep the ideas coming!
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
-You get to work with some of the best traders on the street -ample liquidity and market access to be successful -CEO is always trying to evolve and stay ahead of market trends.
Cons
-Very siloed organization. While there are attempts to improve this your experience will largely depend on what desk you are on. -definitely a eat what you kill organization. For junior traders it’s hard to gain valuable experience.
DRW Response
Brand and Communications
Thank you for this constructive review. Ensuring junior traders get all the experience and exposure they need to be successful long-term is essential to our success and something we're always working to enhance….that's the way we create those "unlimited opportunities!"
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
work with smartest people in the world
Cons
to really kill it you have to stand out
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
YMMV
Mar 17, 2023 - Software Developer - Front End in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Free breakfast and lunch - Usually says yes to any equipment needs or software needs - Set up for home and work office - Phone plan completely paid for
Cons
- Your happiness depends on your boss. Some great ones, some absolutely terrible. - Zero-growth strategy in Technology. Managers (likely) look at your resume and use a dart against a board to choose your title. There is no learning path or path to change your title unless you have a manager or boss that really likes you.
Continue readingDRW Response
Brand and Communications
Thank you for your valuable input. We love your thoughts on what we can do better and it aligns with some exciting work in progress!
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
DRW is a great company to work for. The benefits are top notch and they seem to really care for employees and put effort forth to make sure that the employees are looked after.
Cons
Nothing, to be completely honest.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Lunch and breakfast are good. Compensation can be good (but very dependent on team)
Cons
Your experience at this company is very dependent on what team you’re on. Each manager has complete control of his team (yes HIS, female managers are non-existent on the trading side, female employees are few and far between). My manager was a bank trader from the 90s and he ran the team as such. Junior employees must be the first in and last out, regardless of if there was work to do. The appearance of being busy was rewarded more than actual impactful work. Bonus, where most of your compensation comes from as a trader, is entirely up to the whim of your manager with no transparency. Expect to be disappointed in your bonus conversation. Due to this there are lots of petty office politics and your peers will constantly try to one-up you while also talking behind your back to put you down. It seems like micromanagement is encouraged because it’s widespread. My mental health suffered greatly as a result of working here and I would not recommend it to anyone. I have nothing good to say about working here. The money was decent (not as good as it should have been given my performance) but it was not worth the trauma that was required to earn it.
Continue readingDRW Response
DRW moderator
While we do work to provide benefits (like fully catered breakfast and lunch) as part of making DRW as great place to work, nothing replaces the importance of a respectful, collaborative environment. The behavior you describe below is counter to our values and to the experience we know is necessary to hire and retain the talented professionals we need to continue to be successful in markets around the world. We have shared your feedback with our HR team and hope you also were candid in your exit interview so that we can properly address this. We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review and hope you are doing well.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros and Cons of transition
Feb 12, 2023 - Quantitative Researcher in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Transition to DRW 2.0 means that the firm is much more connected as a unit, with shared resources and risk
Cons
Transition to DRW 2.0 means Losing a bit of the desk culture. Hopefully the office culture replaces the old pod structure.
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DRW has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 247 reviews left anonymously by employees. 84% of employees would recommend working at DRW to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
84% of DRW employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated DRW 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at DRW to be culture, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be work life balance, management, career development.
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