Zero Work-life Balance and Bad Management is your taste - go for it! - Software Engineer Prudential Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and Benefits are on par with Big Banks in specific roles. If you don't have family and find a consulting gig, this might be the thing for you.

Cons

While this is a Fortune 500 company, multiple Prudential Investment arm teams are overworked and don't have a great work culture. Senior management doesn't care much about employees' well-being and work-life balance. They expect you to work almost 7 days a week (for weeks and months) to meet their astronomical prediction to deliver complex effort. On top of that manager scolds the entire team for falling behind the timeline. Forget about saying thanks or acknowledging your hard work and sacrifices made by you/your family for working over the weekends/long nights. Bottomline: If looking for a new job, stay away from Investment House unless you can't find another job.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

best companyy to work for

Cons

a lot of restructuring in organization

3.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Solid benefits package, manageable workload. Can be a comfortable landing spot if you're able to tune out the outdated processes and legacy mindset.

Cons

The company undergoes frequent restructuring, and technical leadership often lacks the depth needed to guide modern engineering decisions. The culture can feel rooted in an older, more traditional mindset, and promising initiatives frequently get stuck in POC hell rather than reaching production. Career progression is also very manager-dependent; the wrong reporting relationship can significantly stall your growth. Overall technical bar is low — if you're trying to sharpen your skills, this environment may hold you back rather than push you forward.

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