A great place to cultivate a career and thrive as a professional - Senior Software Engineer FactSet Employee Review

4.0
Jan 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The best thing about FactSet is the abundance of talented people who don't hesitate to help. FactSet considers it's employees it's most valuable asset and the employees invest their time in one another. If you're just starting a career you can't go wrong with FactSet. Aside from that the other "pros" are numerous, including a great culture, good work life balance, competitive compensation and generous benefits.

Cons

The location of the Headquarters is the biggest drawback. Norwalk is unremarkable, traffic in that part of Connecticut is horrendous and the public transportation is challenging at best. Sometimes the necessary formalism is overshadowed by learning, participation and getting things done. This is great most of the time but frustrating when official career advancement becomes nebulous.

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Cons

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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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