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Edelman Financial Engines

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Edelman Financial Engines reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)
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Ralph Haberli

21% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Edelman Financial Engines has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 484 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman Financial Engines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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484 reviews
2.0
Dec 1, 2017
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Pros

All office locations are well built out with decent perks. Mission of the company is admirable and I think that management really wants to see it through. Working in KC or SF can be a great experience, the leaders on site are well informed and care about their employees. KC/SF seem to have flexible work life balance...

Cons

Working in the Phoenix office is rough. There is no top leadership, or even close to the top leadership in the office. No flexible work life balance at all. When I was there, no emphasis was placed on personal development. I found many leaders unable to effectively communicate expectations which is a huge problem for everyone. More disturbing though, is the company seems unable to define what it wants to be... Is it a tech company or a finance company? Even fintech wouldn't properly describe them, as they aren't fully committed to the 'tech' part in a meaningful way anymore. Lastly, I am also concerned about the company's future. They are at a crossroads where their core competency isn't enough to maintain customers... Great decisions were made during the founding and that has worked out really well. Though, with competition mounting, and new entrants from all sides, I doubt they can evolve fast enough beyond their core competency to maintain customers.

1.0
Nov 29, 2017

This place is a career killer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Could have said people at one point in time but now no pros, seriously, none.

Cons

Like I said above this place is a career killer. The tech stack is the most outdated in the Valley. Ever since Mutual Fund store execs got a more prominent seat at the table, the new faces in management cannot be trusted. The Mutual Fund gang is on a mission to transform Financial Engines' culture to their own which means FinTech to NoTech. If you are someone who cares about engineering, product and innovation then do yourself and your career a favor by staying far away from this place. No matter how much money these people throw at you simply stay away because you are going to be miserable once you come in.

5.0
Nov 21, 2017

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Workplace culture is wonderful, everyone is very nice and the benefits are great

Cons

Because of the very nice culture, conflicts may be more passive aggressive in nature

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