Generous paternity leave, but toxic culture and low pay. Great retirement plan if you want to coast - Relationship Advisor Northern Trust Employee Review

2.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Paternity leave is generous for men 10 weeks paid (up to 16 weeks with 6 unpaid).

Cons

- Lack of progression opportunities. - Below market compensation. - Below market bonuses. - Clique office culture. - Micromanagement from leadership. - Fake “flexible work” with in market leadership unofficially forcing full office attendance. - Unbelievably slow hiring process especially when staff leave (almost 40% of all Texas staff quit within 1 year). Almost 12 months after some people left those seats still haven’t been filled. - Very negative office environment

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5.0
29 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work, especially starting your career.

Cons

I have no cons— fabulous people.

2.0
21 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Nice people and a good environment. Benefits are good and the work is interesting. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate NT as a 7. But, it’s typical big corporate crap that hands out 2% raises and minimum bonuses during a good year yet spends $360 million this past quarter buying their stock back.

Cons

Constant reminders to do more with less and cut costs and belt tightening while the execs line their pockets and you maybe get a 2% raise. I could see such actions if the firm was doing bad financially, but they aren’t. Record this and record that for many quarters now. And they walk around patting each other on the back like they all did such a great job when in reality, the markets are up so the value of the assets we manage are up. I’m wondering what sort of actions will happen when the market goes south for several quarters. Oh. And the constant state of surveillance here is BS. Tracking to make sure you are here 3 days a week. Keyboard / mouse / PC tracking systems receding your activity. It’s like a 21st century high tech sweatshop in some ways.

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