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Pros

Interdepartmental cooperation - a team environment

Cons

Overall it was a high stress environment.

Advice to Senior Management

Deadlines need to be practical.

Pros

Very friendly and enjoyable atmosphere. No complaints from management if you want to work from home.

Cons

The reverted the dress code back to strict business casual, it reminds me of the 80s.
The metavante side of the company is treated very poorly.
1 change per week really hinders trying to get your work done.
Benifits get worse every year.
You can't get answers from people about how to go about getting something done.

Advice to Senior Management

Metavante shouldn't be treated like a second hand company.

Pros

FIS is a large, well known company within the industry. The ability to work remote is also a perk for working at FIS.

Cons

There is little or no room for advancement. There is a huge disconnect between upper management and field reps. resulting in large turn over.

Advice to Senior Management

There needs to be less disconnect between upper management and field reps. A little more support on the local level would also be beneficial.

Pros

large capacity, learning opportunity, and big company skill

Cons

overloadd, poor benefits. cut cost, cut cost all the time regardless the consquence

Advice to Senior Management

be flexible and open mind

Pros

Competitive compensation
Most co workers friendly
Plenty to do
Allow telecommuting for some

Cons

Not enough time to complete assignments
Lack of teamwork
Lack of meaningful career paths
Limited benefit choices

Advice to Senior Management

Put action behind the "we value FNIS employees"
Spread the wealth

Pros

Most areas are expanding, so it is good for you if you are in these areas. You'll probably be able to keep your job, if you keep your nose clean.

Cons

Unstable work opportunities. Unless you're in a stable or expanding area of responsibilities, look for a transfer to another area which is growing. For the most part, You have to do it yourself, rather than being offered.

Advice to Senior Management

More emphasis on solid employee programs that help financially, medically. It seems current emphasis is on high profile employee recognition, charities and solicitations, and social "get to know each other" events that mostly benefits administrators, and not the common knowledge worker.

Pros

Compensation very competitive at the time. Good benefits, and recognition shown when you do a good job. Was given the chance to change position when asked.

Cons

a lot of politics at play as well, which you have to watch out for. It was disappointing over time to see people get promoted to key positions because of their political manoeuvres rather than ability.

Advice to Senior Management

Generally a good place to work, but a lot of politics at play as well, which you have to watch out for. It was disappointing over time to see people get promoted to key positions because of their political manoeuvres rather than ability.

Pros

The people were very nice, there was regular feedback, the dress code was casual, and the floor supervisors were very accessible.

Cons

The pay was lower, there was no sense of there being advancement opportunities, and it could be a very high stress job, especially in the holiday season.

Advice to Senior Management

Not a lot of advice to provide, I was there a while and then moved on to a career in a different company.

Pros

Decent pay
Some benefits are ok -- they have a pretty decent stock matching plan that offers quarterly bonuses after a year, bonus level based on yrs of service

Cons

Rest of benefits are poor at best -- all based on yrs of service, can't purchase extra vacation
Some buildings/equipment really outdated
have to keep banking hours, little flexibility

Advice to Senior Management

Offering more flexibility to employees to work at home if needed would improve things, esp for positions that are critical to the company
Improved benefits as far as paid time off would be nice.

Pros

Not likely to lose my job.
Some attempts by middle management to improve work situation.
A fair amount of autonomy in my job.

Cons

No teamwork or sharing within the company.
No effort to improve working conditions for satellite divisions.
Incredible inequity between old FIS and new employees acquired in takeover.
Terrible top management. Absolutely no idea what is happening in the company. Their only motivation seems to be in maximizing personal gain. No loyalty to what is largely a hard-working employee base.

Advice to Senior Management

Take 10% of compensation from anyone earning more than $150,000.00 and use it for merit raises and benefits for those earning less than that.
Understand that your penny pinching approach to salaries and hiring is affecting the service that is being provided to customers, despite the best effort of your employees.
Reduce at least two levels of midlevel management across the board. Fire anyone who does not understand what his division is doing.
Add a non-management employee to the board of directors to represent the interests of employees.
Bring in independent advisers who are not members of another board of directors to point out serious and obvious flaws in the way the company is being run.