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FactSet

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FactSet reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,270 total reviews)
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Phil Snow and Sanoke Viswanathan

83% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

FactSet has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,270 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FactSet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews
2.0
Jan 4, 2015

Great place to start a software engineering career, beware the politics

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- A very young culture in Software Engineering (most hires are straight out of undergrad) - Great opportunities to develop yourself at the start of your career - Talent at FactSet is actively recruited by companies like Google and Facebook. - The cons won't directly affect the early portion of your career at FactSet

Cons

- The company is transitioning into a large company, and is struggling with how to manage the transition - Upper management doesn't know how to handle employee feedback. Speaking up about problems can lead to negative consequences, especially if it points out issues your management chain is trying to hide. - There is some resentment of software engineers by the non-engineers at the company (who make up most of FactSet's workforce). The resentment stems from the fact that the engineers are paid more despite having lax dress standards and flexible hours. Software Engineering's management doesn't know how to deal with this problem. - Complaints about the "old boys club" from other reviews are still valid.

2.0
May 6, 2014

Great company to work out of college, gain experience and move on.

Sales
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

FactSet used to be a company that people would stay at for years, but things have changed. It has grown and does not have the same small company feel or growth. Management is more concerned with satisfying the market and stockholders over investing in the long-term future. If you are out of school, it's a great place to get a job, learn, gain exposure to great clients, take your CFA and move on (don't stay more than 3-5 years regardless of what you are promised). Life/work balance is great as are benefits (lunch, insurance (keep in mind if you don't have a family the insurance isn't as valuable), CFA payment, vacation. People are also nice though you don't always get a sense of what is really going on, very hush hush and no one is direct.

Cons

Management is very keen on quick fix to keep profit over any big changes that will help the company long-term. Pay is below market. Middle management is a mere messenger, they do not have the power to really do anything else.

1.0
Jan 26, 2024

Don't drink the juice

Exec. assistant
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Co offers hybrid work

Cons

Low salaries, cult-like environment, Poor bonus structure. Senior Mgmt not highly skilled in employee relations. CEO not often present.

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