Not a bad place to work, and so much potential to get better in the future! - Principal Software Engineer Fidelity Investments Employee Review

3.0
Aug 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fidelity has a very competitive benefits package, and good opportunities for training and extending your knowlege of financial services. There are lots of opportunities for working in different departments during your career. The average tenure of Fidelity employees is quite long - something like 10+ years, so you could build a long career here if you want to.

Cons

Management is out of touch with market direction and needs, and technology personnel are viewed as "overhead" or an "expense" and not really an investment in the future. There is a tremendous amount of bureacracy and layers of removal between the customer and the people actually doing the work. Having "fun" at work isn't really a priority, eveyrone walks around with their head down hardly cracking a smile most of the time. It's all business, all the time, but a lot of efforts being duplicated and /or wasted.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jun 11, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits including profit sharing and bonuses are great. The breadth of this company provides a great opportunity to try out different career paths or boost your current one.

Cons

In my current role, I am working overtime more often than I'd like with recognition that seems to only go so far until it sizzles out. That may be tied to the size of the company itself, where promotions work in a "trickle down" manner.

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