Fragomen reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(2,193 total reviews)
avatar

Austin T. Fragomen

62% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Fragomen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fragomen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
1.0
Apr 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Once I made it past the initial 3 months of working for $14 per hour, my pay became salaried and raised to $45,000 per year. The healthcare benefits were great.

Cons

Training was minimal. I had no previous legal experience, and the on-the-job training was not adequate to get me up to speed. October was the absolute worst time of year, when we had a crunch time before the Green Card visa application deadline. I regularly stayed in the office until to 8-10pm during that time. I dreaded going to work every morning.

2.0
Mar 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to get in on the ground floor if you work hard but have no experience in the field (immigration or legal in general). Overtime available along with raises up to twice a year. Most lower level employees are younger but sharp. Hybrid work schedule (2x office, 3x WFH per week). 3 weeks of PTO plus holidays. Office making strides with better DEI initiatives and social community.

Cons

Workload is almost always overwhelming and work/life balance is a low priority for most. Partners (and some attorneys) are only concerned with profits and completely out of touch with how swamped their teams are. Pay is not ideal AND you have to pay for parking downtown when coming into the office ($12/day, 2x week). Partners really pushed return to the office 2x week even though the majority of the office was fine being fully remote. Turnover very high, which places more pressure on long-term employees to constantly cover while finding replacements and then training replacements.

1.0
Mar 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The parking and amenities in the building were GREAT

Cons

Fragomen itself is a good company, but the Houston office is a hot mess. Unless you LOVE immigration, don't waste your time. They expect you to work hard for a company that's not yours. The position they're always hiring for is for a team that is a shitshow. They can't keep people! Once I started the job, I heard about all the people who quit because of the team. This job sucked the life out of me. I became so miserable going to work every day. You start to feel like a robot, which is what they want. I was so happy to start until I realized how unorganized they really are. They have no real processes. The senior business immigration consultant that you'll work under is rude as hell and micromanages. Apparently, everyone has issues with her, but they keep her around because she's a brown noser with a lot of experience. One of the attorneys is horrible to work with and treats you like her assistant. She's very condescending and microaggressive. They make it impossible to want to work there. They don't see that there's an issue. The work load really isn't heavy, but how unorganized the process is makes it feel like a lot. This firm works harder, not smarter! The amount of unnecessary emails and meetings is insane. This job is for people right out of college who is interested in employment base immigration. If you have experience, you'll see very quickly how horrible this firm is. 9 times out of 10 the firm you're leaving is better. This firm is like a Range Rover, nice on the outside but a bad engine on the inside. I was ONLY there for a check like most people. They want you to eat, sleep, and breathe immigration. I did the bare minimum until it was time for me to go. If you choose to work here, stay long enough to transfer to a different department, because the one they'll hire you for will have you with bags under your eyes and miserable. BEWARE!!

Viewing 103 - 105 of 2,193 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,464 Fragomen reviews submitted anonymously by Fragomen employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Fragomen is right for you.