A respectable place to start your financial services career but probably not a long term choice for most. - Fund Accountant State Street Employee Review

4.0
10 Dec 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good first job, way to get your foot in the door in the financial services industry. Certainly a good learning experience. Plenty of down time during the day (which can also be a weakness) to use for independent learning and development. Good amount of online training available. Recognized name. Good benefits. Very good 401(k) opportunities and vesting policy. A fairly safe company even given recent economic downturns. Senior and manager level is generally very competent and easy to approach. Located in arguably the nicest area of Boston.

Cons

Low pay compared to other companies in the industry (but also low work load and low initial expectations on job expertise, so probably the level of pay is very fair). Very high turnover. Not much challenge for creative minds. Groups seem to be "love it" or "hate it".

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

on-boarding was easy, lot of learning opportunities/clients to service, nice co-workers

Cons

sparse work-load allotted, difficult client assignments, strict vps

1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
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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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