Pros
-Pay is good, especially in the Portland area. If you work hard, track your accomplishments, and present them to management, it's possible to get raises often and be at a comfortable base pay. -Bonuses twice a year reflect both your current work success & the company success. These can be large, which is an easy way to save up large chunks of cash or max out a 401k. -50% match on 401k. That means you can max out each year and Fisher will add an extra $9K to your retirement. That's huge! -Benefits are incredible. You pay $0 out of pocket for premiums (some people pay up to $600/month for this) with excellent vision, dental, and health insurance. Some of the plans even include 12 massages per year. -Unlimited Partial PTO gives a teensy bit of flexibility for daytime appointments or half days on Fridays. -20 days PTO is pretty good, however only 8 or 9 holidays so you need to take PTO on Christmas Eve, NYE, and the Friday after Thanksgiving to live a normal life. -Unless you're a director, you will never work week ends. Though you will be asked to stay late. -In general, the company wants to do good and takes care of their clients. -Career changes. It's possible to switch roles every few years to gain a lot of experience, though it can sometimes just build a scattered resume. -Most employees work hard, care a lot, and are generally great to work with. -Campus is gorgeous with tons of trees & nice places to enjoy lunch outside.
Cons
-Mandatory 50 hour work weeks. Such a headache that encourages employees to stretch out work to fill the hours. -Inflexible hours. I worked 7am to 5pm every day. -No remote working allowed at all. Really tough when the hours get really long and you have a family at home to take care of. -Some more tenured employees are overly fascinated by Ken Fisher & it's weird. -Diversity is lacking. IPC is made up of 5 wealthy white males. There are more women in management compared to the industry but still not enough. -No part time work options mean the company loses a lot of women when they start families. (apparently a new 8 week paid maternity leave has been added since I left) -Technology is so painful. Everything is a decade old with no upgrades in the foreseeable future. -Headquarters are in Camas, WA (about 30 mins outside Portland) so the commute isn't ideal but at least it's against traffic. (This review is only for Camas, which has the best culture of any of the offices in my opinion.)