FDM Group reviews

Pay is abysmally low for a programmer. One of my friends who worked for them told me FDM got paid around 120k per person that got hired I got maybe a third of that. No overtime pay. My contract was for a year and a half. After that, I had to stay at FDM getting paid around minimum wage while still coming in every day. The only way to leave was to pay 20,000. Which coming from college grads (their main audience and me) is pretty harsh. Management is terrible here, they constantly were saying things were my fault when they lack proper communication and were their fault e.g. if they lost my documents and then telling me I am giving them an attitude after telling them that they lost them. Also, there are ongoing lawsuits I heard around them, with them over not paying overtime, the exit fees and probably a few others that I am unaware of just an FYI.

1. You don’t get to pick where you’re placed. Once you accept an interview and the company likes you, it’s set in stone. You’re allowed to reject interviews, nobody likes it but it’s the easiest way to ensure you’re not going to a place you hate. 2. Pay is incredibly low, it's comparable if not worse than a minimum wage job. 3. They’re super hands off and call every 6 months for 20 minutes and that’s it. They’re not invested in building communities in each city, getting to know the managers, or ensuring you like your workplace. If you get nyc or dc it’s a little different because that’s the hubs but anywhere else you’re essentially moving to a new city with no one. 4. If you quit within the first year of placement it’s a 30k fine and second year is a 20k fine. Also just don't every accept NYC as the training area, your "hotel" is horrible and worse than college dorms.