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Franklin Templeton Investments - Hedge Fund Analyst Franklin Templeton Employee Review

4.0
Jun 21, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are better than many competitors. Generally allow employees a good balance between work and life. San Mateo location is close to San Francisco, San Jose, and Napa Valley, but far enough from the city that the commute isn't difficult.

Cons

Pay less than competitors for similar roles. Management can be too conservative. Advancement can be difficult with politics and the tendency to advance and hire people with ties to the Johnson familiy.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 20, 2026
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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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