Pros
Austin office is nice, cafeteria is good, and many cool people to develop friendships with. Pay is not bad for the hours (base is similar to banking).
Cons
Work is extremely boring. Can’t speak for other departments (although I’m sure it’s the same), but PM is the same boring crap every day. Starting out of college, your position title is Analyst, but you don’t “analyze” anything. Most of the tasks you have on an everyday basis can be completed without any critical thinking ability, and honestly should be done by robots. As time passes by, DFA is losing their competitive advantage. People are better off investing with Vanguard. They brainwash people and treat the markets like some fixed model. Philosophy has worked for them in the past but will crumble due to competition and cost-cutting technology. Work here if you want a stable salary but a boring dead-end job. And if you like wearing ties.
