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Don't Waste Your Time - Associate Director First Quadrant Employee Review

1.0
May 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The recently refurbished office space is very nice and decent coffee and snacks are provided.

Cons

I felt compelled to write this review after reading the post dated March 6, 2016. Everything in that post is ABSOLUTELY TRUE. There are so many issues that should be brought to the attention of potential employees. If you are looking to grow, learn and thrive in the industry, then FQ is categorically not the place for you. Skill sets are misapplied on a regular basis, and those that advance in the business are the "Yes Men". It is extremely unfortunate that real skill and intelligence aren't valued, as they are at competent financial companies. HR is outright unapproachable. When the head of HR is a partner, it creates an irrefutable conflict of interest. Why this was even allowed to happen is beyond anybody's understanding! It's also becoming the norm for seemingly competent employees to vanish overnight, no explanation given and never to be seen again. This has made the workplace setting uncomfortable, and has understandably created somewhat of a tense and distrustful environment. You just never know when it will be your turn to pack up and move on to greener pastures!

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