Working at Federal Reserve System in Chicago, IL: 7 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

"My experience was overall great in the beginning though after time, the culture became less about the people using qualitative judgment and more about quantitative models. Risks were going unidentified and when this was brought to management's attention, concerns were dismissed."

"I worked for the FRB of Chicago for 16 years. It was a wonderful place to work. It was very hard for me to make the decision to leave the Bank and search for new endeavors."

"An absolutely wonderful place to work. The environment is healthy and encourages you to grow, stretch, and develop your talents in a positive setting. Good hours. Good pay. Good benefits."

"It is a pretty demanding environment. The department is overworked. The manager lacks basic leadership ability and is known for throwing his reports under the bus. He is also a known micromanager, creates unnecessary additional work, and is emotionally/verbally abusive.There is very little work-life balance, and low morale on my team. No one wants to go to HR because of retaliation."

"very helpful"

What do you like about working at Federal Reserve System?

"a great learning experience about the economy."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Federal Reserve System?

"not much. I learned much during my time there. I still keep in touch with some of my colleagues and bosses there."

"Accurate"

What do you like about working at Federal Reserve System?

"Challenging work and diverse group of coworkers."