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Franklin Templeton

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Franklin Templeton reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,100 total reviews)
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Jenny Johnson

83% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Franklin Templeton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Franklin Templeton 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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2K reviews
1.0
Aug 2, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Long history with a great brand but that is quickly changing. Family controlled. Strong balance sheet. They are a public company

Cons

Doesn't have products to effectively compete in the market place. New efforts in smart beta are a joke. Leadership is rudderless and told employees, "Just to be clear, I have no vision". Sr mgt is old boys club and does what they want. Wouldn't want my worst enemy working here

1.0
Feb 18, 2017

Toxic Environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation and 401k plan. Bonus pool used to be good but has been cut for the workers NOT in management over the past two years. Some management understand working from home is an excellent way to get more productivity out of workers, however many others in management do not.

Cons

Company is technologically behind. Silos of business and technology teams. Management does not cooperate with each other- they are divided. No clear technology blueprint for teams to use in making decisions on projects. Management avoids making decisions and pushes responsibility down to the lower levels. There is a lot of the blame game going on. Very high stress. Top heavy with management personnel and not enough resources to actually get the work done. No career path. Management has their favorites in management and those are the ones getting the promotions and the money while the workers remain stagnant. Management is not supportive and does not mentor the team members. Management wants to keep the knowledge and control in order to suppress the workers and not risk their position of control. Very toxic environment where people become beaten down and demotivated.

2.0
Oct 19, 2016

Sinking ship

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company provides great benefits and 75% 401k matching.

Cons

Horrible management and leadership. Instead of doing what is best for the company, their employees, and the shareholders most supervisors and managers are busy "playing the game" trying to prop themselves up.

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