Get your basics and get paid then get gone. - Fund Accountant State Street Employee Review

4.0
5 Apr 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The industry experience you receive as well as opportunities for professional training and tuition reimbursement are good benefits. It is generally a relaxed atmosphere with a surprising level of freedom throughout the day.

Cons

The workload can be heavy on a semi-regular basis and the pay is terrible. Management for the most part is semi-knowledgeable at best and downright scarily uninformed at worst. If you are somewhat computer literate and up-to-date with modern computing or accounting methods it is like taking a trip back ten years. Somedays i am surprised we don't still use dot matrix printers. I'm sure it was a recent upgrade.

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Pros

Pay, Benefits, Time off, Flexibility

Cons

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1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Remote work is (rarely) an option, though the approval process is extremely slow and bureaucratic. There are a few well-meaning colleagues who genuinely try to drive positive change before burning out.

Cons

Onboarding and HR processes are severely broken, taking 11 months to approve remote status and failing to prepare basic equipment for day one. The workplace culture is deeply hostile, with anger and yelling functioning as the default communication style across teams. Leadership turnover is rampant, resulting in constant re-organizations, splintered teams, and a total lack of strategic direction. Role clarity is non-existent, forcing employees to invent their own daily tasks while receiving entirely contradictory instructions. Direct management is completely absent; I went seven months without any contact from my boss before being laid off via a three-word instant message and short call.

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