Great People, Tough Environment - Software Engineer II FactSet Employee Review

4.0
May 29, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The culture is great, you are treated like an adult and given plenty of leeway. If you do your work and meet your deadlines then you'll be very comfortable at FactSet.

Cons

You'll have to deal with very old, obscure, poorly-documented code and procedures. Project deadlines are often unrealistic in regards to dealing with this fact and overtime is often needed in order to meet your goals. There is also a lack of advancement opportunities.

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Cons

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Pros

Work from home 3-4 days a weeks

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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