Vantaggi
Spacious, well kept buildings. Generally nice people, at least in day-to-day dealings. Focused on the client. Money is no object (upkeep, software, headcount, perks, etc.) Subsidized cafeteria on campus. Shuttle between buildings. Nice security folks.
Svantaggi
Remember when dial-up AOL was *the* internet service provider--then they moved too slowly to adapt to cable and fiber? That's T. Rowe Price.. Stuck with an outmoded mindset that treasures tradition over agility, tenure over ingenuity, established ways over innovation. Hinterland suburban campus over vibrant downtown. Everything at TRP is SLOW, SLOW, SLOW. Forward-thinking renegades are kept in tiny silos; the tools and methods they use are not widely adopted. The rest of the corporate behemoth lumbers along, using office methods proven at the turn of the century, (when e-mail appeared to be a salvation). Telecommuting? Out. Social/collaboration software? Ignored. Continuous Improvement? What's that--why change? If you'd like to travel back in time to a kinder-gentler era, say 1994, T. Rowe Price will be about your speed. Fast forward to 2025--TD Ameritrade, Ally, Mint, and a host of digital-paced, asymmetrical investment competitors will have swallowed market share. TRP will be left with the aging fleet of Baby Boomer retirees, who are sucking funds out to move to Florida. Like AOL--"TRP, you've got mail!"