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Franklin Templeton

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Eh. - Anonymous employee Franklin Templeton Employee Review

3.0
Jun 17, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Franklin will provide you with good exposure to a wide range of groups. At the very least, you can expect to grow your skill set. Franklin definitely values extended education (either training on new tools, business concepts or even post-graduate/MBA studies) and is willing to fund most learning ventures. It's a good place to be if you want to ramp up your experience. Also, the products are great -- the portfolio team is definitely the brain trust of the company.

Cons

In terms of career growth, there is little to no room for growth. For this reason, talent does not seem to "stick around" at Franklin (two years seems to be the max for true top performers unless you've sold your soul to the graduate/MBA education assistance program). In terms of management, most "leaders" were placed in their position based on the years they dedicated to Franklin (versus talent/intelligence/experience) so decisions made may not always be the "wisest". To put it frankly, not everyone at Franklin is all that bright and they tend to drag their feet to get anything done.

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Pros

Good benefits (401K match, employee stock options, etc.), depending on the department you work in you could have some decent flexibility regarding work from home,

Cons

Incredibly disorganized from the very top of the organization which only gets worse as SVPs and EVPs don't retire and just clog the hierarchy. Everyone is involved in the decision making process which means that no decisions end up getting made, or they are made too late and then the executives sacrifice a lower level manager for not acting quick enough. Certain corporate departments that aren't directly involved in client facing environments get treated incredibly poorly by the client facing departments. Raises are nonexistent (not even 3%).

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