Short-sighted and greedy - Senior QA Engineer CME Group Employee Review

2.0
31 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Well paid, and freedom to operate. You are encouraged to take risks and be innovative (because they can always fire you if need be).

Cons

Company cares more about shareholders than staff. Sacked large portion of the company during lockdown even whilst making profit in order to continue paying dividends to investors. The technology roadmap looks grim due to recent change in strategy. New projects are funded by individual business sector representatives, which mean that during market instability engineers are first to be sacked (which has halted multi year projects in active development). Company’s stance is to look backward and to hold on to what they have and has not got a clue how to plan for the future. Avoid working here unless the pay being offered is very compelling. They can and do sack well performing individuals of both full time and contract employment without time for hand over. Do not work here if you are looking for a home to nurture your career.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

- Limited skill growth capability (tools are severely locked down, etc) - Work life balance can be shaky sometimes since systems fail after 5pm, weekend, etc. - Documentation is terribly organized. - Not enough focus on engineering culture. Overall probably not the best place to stick around if you like exploring new skills, building from the ground up, taking ownership etc.

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