No future for American programmers - Software Engineer Stf FedEx Employee Review

1.0
Apr 19, 2016
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Pros

Gym / workout facility Popcorn/coffee March of Dimes campaign

Cons

Work Life balance lie. 50 - 75% outsourced development (India). Complete accountability for failures (or successes) of a team 10 timezones away with a huge cultural/language barrier. I was only there for three years. The last 18 months were horrible. My prior employment was 14 years with same company so I don't like to jump ship. Our rather small team lost 11 employees in 9 months, some with over a decade at FedEx. Two were asked to work another weekend and they unpinned their badges and left without notice. I saw my manager and a Project Manager cry over the hours and abusive treatment of the team. It's even worse for our Indian counterparts. It was so bad I'd never ship with FedEx again if I have a choice. Last, don't count on the bonuses they promise. I found them to be much less than advertised but it's what they sell you on in the interview for their below industry average salary offering.

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