Fitch Ratings Reviews

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Work can be stressful, with tight deadlines. Tightly regulated business, resulting in high amount of compliance-related tasks on top of analytical work. Overall, though, work-life balance is very good.

Cons

Very high work load at times

Cons

Low pay. Lack of communication. HR is a mess. Short staffed where it matters most. Not enough support. Too top heavy with management. Programs are outdated or not compatible with policy.

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The environment in US Corporate Ratings has declined dramatically over the past few years, attributable to changes in the management team a couple years ago. There is a small "in crowd" and then everyone else (referred to in previous reviews). There have been increased pressures in the everyday working environment and more challenges within the ratings process. For example: the leverage finance business is supposedly an avenue for growth, but proper resources have not been allocated to the business which has led to shortcuts, mistakes in the analytic process and significant business challenges. Some of the corporate rating committees have become forums for senior people to bully analysts and settle scores. Turnover is very high. The most egregious has been in the retail/consumer group which has had more than 50% turnover within the past 6 months (a repeat of what had happened just a couple years earlier), but there has been turnover throughout the US Corporates business: TMT, Healthcare, Energy/Utilities, Industrials etc. within the same time period. Given the high turnover, it is hard to reconcile any positive Glassdoor reviews coming from US Corporate Ratings with this reality. Realize other areas of Fitch may be operating satisfactorily, but the US Corporate Ratings area needs improvement.

Cons

Slow moving and bureaucratic at times. Regulation overkill. Below market pay.

Cons

Bureaucracy is high as a result of Fitch’s efforts to comply with multiple regulators with different agendas.

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I have nothing to con about.

Cons

Compensation lower than some competitors, tiresome and frustrating government regulation

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Pay is not great
Limited upward mobility

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Pay is not the best, resulting in high turnover as people are often poached by banks or the corporate finance departments within large corporations. There can also be a lot of administrative tasks given how strict rating agencies are regulated.