FICO reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,737 total reviews)
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William Lansing

75% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

FICO has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,737 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FICO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Dec 16, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Some great old products with the luxury of being niche and without strong competition. Smart guys on analytics and some staff who work way beyond what should be expected, keeping the ship afloat.

Cons

Terrible lack of realistic technology vision, failing to recognize the build up of problems from the past and not knowing how to safely transform. This is a real problem because it's killing folks at the front line and masking the real issues. The other problem FICO has, more than most, is the panic hire-fire-hire-fire approach to solving the lack of vision at the top. Quarterly firing, annual big firing and bits of hiring in the middle to plug the gaps. But the smart guys don't stay.

3.0
May 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Rank and file colleagues are helpful to one another. Some very smart people to learn from. Ability to work remote/flexible hours very helpful. Worked on newer, latest technologies - good learning opportunities and experiences if you're in the right groups.

Cons

No raises, despite performance or accomplishments. Difficult to move between groups for career development. Poor work/life balance - worked an awful lot of evenings and weekends to meet deadlines. Global team meant that meetings could be held at 11pm at night and a colleague could be working during the night to collaborate with offshore team members. This occurred too frequently.

2.0
Apr 17, 2015

Great Tech Company, but Weak Culture and Benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with cutting edge analytics to solve interesting problems. There are opportunities for advancement if you work hard and show initiative. Executive leaders are more then talking heads, they actually put some thought into how to grow the business. Generous number of paid holidays.

Cons

Benefits, particular healthcare, are poor. Coverage and company match are well below other companies of similar size. Other compensation, like bonuses and commissions, are low or nonexistent. Culture is poor. Management talks about the need to improve culture, but doesn't take real action to make culture better. Various internal departments are territorial with lots of in-fighting, making it hard to get things done. No ESPP or stock options. Executives talk about how well the stock is performing, but employees don't care because they don't own stock in the company.

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