Pros
The company provides a generous benefits package, including a pension. FM Global is stable, so you will enjoy job security.
Cons
I didn’t realize that FM Global is extremely behind modern trends until I began interviewing with other companies. Employees are discouraged from contacting staff that are higher than their manager. In fact, several colleagues were chastised for answering benign e-mails from a senior manager. The culture is an interesting duality; employees are simultaneously micromanaged while being underutilized. If you join the company as anything other than an engineer, you will never progress past administrative work. Most of the administrative staff watches Netflix on their phones during the day. I am unsure if management is clueless or too busy to care. If you value ideas, innovation, and collaboration FM Global is not the place for you. The company has developed a business model that works, and as long as you are okay with being a cog on their wheel – you will do just fine. If your dream is financial security and a pension, FM Global can absolutely deliver. Conversely, if you want to feel valued, challenged, or if you question the status-quo, you will be miserable.
