Excellent kickstart to career - noncompetitive compensation - Senior Software Engineer FactSet Employee Review

4.0
Oct 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great entry point in to software and financial industries - Intelligent and ambitious colleagues - Wide array of technologies to work on - Technically competent management - Career growth opportunities - Good training programs for mid-career employees - Potential to move between teams and other locations

Cons

- There is a pervasive absence of an innovative spirit - Compensation is low relative to other employers of similar talent - Engineering interests take a back seat to sales goals and the infrastructure suffers - There is often a push to deploy features before they're well polished

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Cons

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Pros

Work from home 3-4 days a weeks

Cons

Senior Management is Akin to a Sorority or Fraternity. They are treated exceptionally well and are shameless in their pursuits of recognition. Forced socialization - whether or not you participate in company events is part of your performance reviews. It's not enough to be a friendly, helpful coworker DEI Disgrace - millions and millions of dollars spent on making sure the wrong people are in the wrong job. But hey, they're the right ethnicity! Forced volunteering - another part of your annual review. They give you time off to volunteer at a company-sponsored event. But if you are the type who likes to just do your job, go home, and find life's satisfaction elsewhere, don't join Factset!

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