Cronyism, Corruption, Incompetence - Senior Analyst, Quantitative Risk Management CME Group Employee Review

1.0
May 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

(1) Paid time off (2) Very low quality standards make working quite easy (3) Education reimbursement benefits (4) They have a virtual monopoly on parts of the futures and options markets

Cons

(1) There are very few competent people working here. Most of the best staff leave within six months to a year after joining. (2) Unabashed favoritism, nepotism, and racism (3) Extreme amounts of bureaucracy to the point where real work almost never gets done (4) Very poor management; I have never seen it this bad before (5) There is no culture to speak of; hypocrisy and double talk are the norm of management (6) Employees that do not go along with some of these issues are often harasses and retaliated against

Explore other reviews about CME Group

5.0
May 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, interesting work, good people

Cons

very very little work life balance

3.0
May 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong engineering culture with exposure to large-scale financial systems, distributed architecture, and production-critical platforms. Good opportunities to learn modern cloud, performance, and reliability engineering.

Cons

Bureaucracy and internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit. Employees who take ownership or challenge inefficiencies may face delayed recognition, unclear growth paths, and shifting expectations, leading to frustration and disengagement over time.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All