FICO reviews about "training"

Training limited to online PPT presentations. No mentoring. Remote-based employees "left on an island". Communicatiion is poor.

Little-to-no training opportunities. On-boarding consisted of PPTs and a quiz. There were 2 previous layoffs to mine before office space was consolidated between Minneapolis and Arden Hills. Former Arden Hills campus had 4 office buildings, by the time I was laid off there were only 2 occupied buildings left - the smallest two, with plenty of empty cubicles to go around.

Many FICO jobs have been moved out of the country and employees don’t know from month to month if their jobs will be eliminated. This makes it difficult to make financial plans and commitments such as buying a home or even a car. This kind of uncertainty causes continual stress and anxiety, affecting employee health and attitudes. Cost-of-living raises appear to be a thing of the past, as are a previous employee stock purchase plan and option awards for most employees. Bonuses, when awarded, have been small. Healthcare benefits are no longer competitive, with the company moving everyone to HSAs and reducing company contributions. It’s difficult to obtain the training necessary to keep skills current due to lack of funding and time. Middle managers no longer have defined vacation, but are supposed to take time off when work allows, which varies considerably based on the opinions of their own managers. The performance review system is very competitive and discouraging. Management has said that there are not performance “quotas,” but practically speaking, if a manager of a high-performance team tries to rate all of his staff high, he is discouraged from doing so.

* Some inefficiencies with the constant technical upgrades/changes. The IT service group is in Bangalore, and sometimes important details are completely lost in translation. * Not everyone is on the same computer platform, so there are hiccoughs. * Sometimes it feels that there is a chasm between the Executives and regular staff, but if you are a hard worker, try speaking up -- likely they'll be responsive. * It's a big company, and it can be easy to feel lost; it doesn't have the ridiculous perks of some of the tech companies in Silicon Valley, but there is a stronger belief in life/work balance that is clear. * There have been some personnel changes due to the shifting trajectory of the company; this isn't a company for people who want to rest on their laurels and just collect a paycheck. You need to keep yourself educated, thinking & adaptable to succeed.

Management is weak. Executive management even weaker with little connection to the worker bees. Expectations are very high but compensation is low and benefits extremely poor. No real incentives, no opportunities to move up and on, no guidance or even input from management with regards to career path. No training and don't always have what one needs to do the job. No choices either. Sad, what used to be a fairly decent company has really abandoned its employees with the attitude 'don't like get out'.

Role heavily revenue orientated Little or no work / life balance, expected to work more than contracted hours Poor quality management Uncompetitive pay What few resources there are, are woefully overstretched and overworked High staff turnover Limited career development opportunities, no training

Training was sub par, could have been better