Fidelity Investments

Friendly people, plenty to work on, decent pay, great childcare and paternity benefits, high 401k match.

I never felt comfortable asking questions; I always felt on my own with code I didn’t understand or know what it was for.

Management made a lot of changes that show distrust in their employees (more time in office and more strict time tracking) or were cost-cutting measures (changing a $300 annual health credit into an overpriced gym membership everyone hated).

There's not much opportunity for advancement. The company is in cost-cutting mode and limiting lateral moves or promotions. It seems like they’d rather spread those jobs around to other team members or hire cheap 8-10 month contracts to avoid raises or paying out more in benefits.