A fish rots from the head - Anonymous employee FactSet Employee Review

2.0
Mar 17, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many good people still there. Opportunity to work in good infrastructure.

Cons

FactSet was once a great place to work. It wasn't perfect, but it paid well enough, it provided interested work, and it invested in its employees, offering clear paths for growth for anybody who wished to stay for the long haul. It was a company that didn't just consistently make "Best places to work" lists every year, it was a company that actively made making these lists a priority. They then threw all of this way for the honor of being the 413th most important company on the S&P 500. It has become a cesspool where bullies aren't just tolerated, they're rewarded for behavior that would get a kindergartner sent to the principal's office. Management used to set a tone that made for a genuinely great company; now management flails about from layoff to layoff, unable to diagnose what's wrong with the company because they refuse to engage in the smallest amount of self-introspection. It is a company that, on its current path, will diminish into obscurity over the next 20 years, and that will be a genuine shame given where it came from.

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Cons

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2.0
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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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