Pros: Benefits are amazing, reputable, and basically dominates the financial data market. It participates in philanthropy actively.

Cons: Engineering quality is not good because it’s a data company. Lots of senior engineers are coasting.

Pros: Good work-life balance and working opportunities.

Cons: Sometimes slow and old code. RTO 3 days a week.

Pros: Lots of free food, snacks, etc.

Cons: Note that all ratings given here are from the perspective of a contractor on the WSS Core Services Team, in R&D (a truly miserable place to contract due to the supervisors that run it). Contractors on the WSS Core Services Team are treated with no support or regard. You are a cog, nothing more. You receive absolutely no support or development of any kind. Requests for information are constantly met with annoyance and dismissals. You are frequently left out of team meetings and other huddle discussions. You have no external access to systems but are required to perform exactly as a full-time employee with full access (meaning that you have to be in the building ALL the time). The WSS Core Services Team in the R&D Division is a terrible, terrible place to contract.