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Cetera Financial Group

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Not a great company to work for and definitely no great opportunities awaiting you. The line from HR is just marketing - Senior Software Engineer Cetera Financial Group Employee Review

1.0
Mar 18, 2020
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Pros

I would have said vacation time is great. However most IT employees work on average one year for the company.

Cons

The Glassdoor policy does not allow to mention what happened to two of the IT employees in the last six months which is unfortunate as it will allow maybe an inquiry from business leaders at Cetera? To this greatly contributes the cut throat politics, backstabbing , etc. Money is not allocated by American project managers in this company, and who does it actually is running the IT department. Unlimited resources for never ending offshore projects. Yelling at other project manager that all other employees could hear. Why? Frustrated that reporting projects progress is not done in a way that shows the consultants not being behind. Which they are by a magnitude of 10 times longer for some projects. Somebody should visit this department and take a look at how money is spent. Also create a hotline for anonymous reporting? This year no full time developer got a salary increase or bonus I was told. Bonuses are for upper management only? So do not let you fooled by the generous bonus they advertise when you sign in, you will get none. They have no shame in giving you a bad evaluation for that purpose. This shop is 95% percent filled with consultants from India. Lots of politics. Work is assigned without enough requirements to be able to work on or figure out what is not working and they complain if you ask question to be able to do your work. Consultants worry that they could be replaced by full time employees. They badly need architects as quality of code is very bad and in general they do not know what they do, anti patterns everywhere in the code. Make no mistake they will show you the exit door once they got what they wanted from you. The last architect barely lasted two years, and one person cannot cover for 90% of the consultants.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Overall, I've had a very positive experience. One of the biggest strengths has been the people. I've had the opportunity to work with a great team and strong leadership, and everyone has been supportive, collaborative, and approachable. I appreciate the positive culture and the willingness of colleagues to help one another and share knowledge. I also value the work-life balance, which have helped create a healthy and productive work environment. The team fosters open communication, and I've enjoyed the variety of work and the opportunity to learn from different people and perspectives. Overall, it's been a great place to work, and I've genuinely enjoyed being part of the team.

Cons

* Greater visibility into long-term career development and advancement opportunities would be valuable. Establishing more structured career development programs and mentorship opportunities could help employees better understand potential growth paths and support their long-term development. * While there have been noticeable improvements, having more in-office activities and opportunities for collaboration and connection for employees who come into the office could make the experience more engaging and further strengthen team culture and employee engagement.

3.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

I truly love the people I work with, my team itself is 100% the best part of this job. Reliable employment in this job market. It’s hard to get fired

Cons

Hybrid is great, but I hate that they keep pushing in office more and more. It truly impacted my work life balance after last year when the hybrid policy was changed. Benefits reduced after Avantax was bought by cetera. Bonuses are far from generous for being annual. Team is understaffed, takes forever to back fill roles once someone leaves due to HR red tape.team is stretched thin at this point Workload significantly increased after Avantax was bought by cetera The systems suck, nothing works and tech seems to have no idea how to fix things. Cetera is in the business of acquiring more and more firms vs improving what already exists Really pushing the use of AI and they closely track your usage. AI use is factored into your review and bonus

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