Anonymous - Anonymous employee DRW Employee Review

3.0
24 Apr 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- good benefit: RRSP matching, catered breakfast and lunch, snacks, coffee - good work/life balance - downtown location with a beautiful office - nice people - if you are free out of university, it's a good place.

Cons

- not much career opportunity - management stays forever, makes it hard to advance so does the salary - certain unqualified people in management seem to live in their own bubble. - lack of meaning in work - teams are silo'ed and like to keep secret In general, the company positions itself as a trading company but they hire a lot of undergrad with no experience in trading. Certain desks rely heavily on technologies. At the same time, the company wants to attract top tech talents but fails to provide good projects or competitive salaries compared to top tech companies. If you are very early in your career or if you want to have a very good work/life balance, this is a good company. If you are seeking challenges, learning opportunities and career advancement, this company is too niche.

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DRW Response
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We are glad to see you have a strong work-life balance and find DRW to be a solid opportunity upon graduation. While our career advancement may not come in the form of titles, employees here take on more responsibility as their skills grow, and we are proud that this has resulted in very high retention rates at all levels. We encourage you to talk to your manager about what new projects you can take on to keep yourself challenged. We also encourage you to explore our internal and external learning opportunities to help you build new skills - you can contact HR to get more information about what is available.

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