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If you are professional, serious and focused on the job, that is not a right place for you. They are extremely casual, to the point that it  becomes distractive. They play trivia every day for about 20 minutes, and that is loud! and if you are not in a mood to play sorry, they don't care. The supervisor is the one that motivates people to play and they curse all the time. Some people of the  new accounts team are young and immature. There are some nice people there that helps you and are very professional but the team leader is rude, the supervisor only talks to you if you are part of the "gang" if not ... not even a good morning.
The company is nice, but unfortunately New Accounts Dept. leadership is horrible, immature, and unprofessional.

Commonwealth is a broker/dealer with a great work environment. The company does great team-building and despite being a contract worker I was treated very well by the staffers and management here.

The office is staffed with competent people for the most part. Technologically the Shield project is an immense undertaking but we as engineers were given the freedom and flexibility to handle high-end consultation and network configuration on our own.

I truly enjoyed this job as it gave me a great chance to shine on my own merits as a technical worker.

The only downside that I have experienced with this job is that the company is so good that permanent positions rarely open up.

I worked in Waltham for a couple of years.  The company offers a lot of benefits and professional development which is great.  Work life balance is way off unless you are a partner.  PTO (paid time off) is very stingy and I find does not balance out the benefits. Working Christmas Eve was the worst!  I would much prefer more time off to recharge and balance.  My  manager was all but absent and had no idea what I did.  But if I made a mistake I heard about it in an instant.  No compassion or introspection on managements part.  No support when you are overwhelmed, just do it is the mentality.  Young workforce, some are really motivated and some are on their phones all day.

The company itself was great to work for, but unfortunately it did tend to be very cliquey at times.  If you did not get along with a co-worker and they were promoted above you, you were screwed.  If you did a great job in your current department, managers wouldn't approve you interviewing with other departments.  I was told on more than several occasions that if I wanted to leave my department, I should consider leaving the company.  Work hours were very rigid and there was no work/life balance to take care of things that needed to be taken care of (family, dr. appts, school).

CFN has the best culture of any company that I've ever worked at. They have amazing benefits more so than any other company I have ever worked at or ever even heard of. They offer some unique benefits that are unlikely to be found anywhere else.

The management and the positive way that employees treat each other are second to none. There is enormous room to grow and open opportunity to move to any role within the company. The flexibility in this regard is outstanding.

The culture at Commonwealth is fun, enjoyable and comfortable. The job itself is easy to learn, but in my opinion not fulfilling, satisfying, or enjoyable. The workload is mostly data entry and customer service/client relations; mostly working with financial advisors and aiding them in establishing brokerage/retirement accounts. The job is not exciting, but there is opportunity to learn about the industry, different careers and inner functions of the company. The most enjoyable part of the job are the employees, as they are very welcoming and generally easy to get along with.

Commonwealth Financial Network is one of the Biggest Financial Company in The World and the second largest privately held independent broker/dealer in the nation. Goal has been the same one that guides the best financial professional and indispensable to client and providing personal support, customized solution, time saving technology and Growth Oriented Environment. Portfolio Management System will help the financial Advisors to see the historical and the present data of the clients and predict the future market trends. It will also help them to manage the client data

Great company culture with good work life balance. Nice perks like stock options, generous bonus, and vacation properties. They tend to hire good people. I've always had great teammates in whatever department I'm in. Managers are very competent and supportive and workloads are manageable. Health insurance could be better but still not bad. Professional development is encouraged. There's room for upward movement but not a ton. I suspect pay is a little below average. Overall, great company to work for and quality people to work with. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Fantastic work environment, was able to work collaboratively across teams with ease. Fantastic people and great culture

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes the workload could be a lot, but never stressful

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fantastic people, very welcoming, supportive, and friendly. Would love to come back some day

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical 9-5, plenty to work on but never overbearing

The people at Commonwealth are what make it an amazing place; however, management are like fossils.  You have to fight to convince folks that doing things a new way will work better than how it's been for the past 20 years.

Upper management needs to learn how to pick their battles and stop finger pointing when there is an issue.  Own it like a team and fix the problem

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