Fidelity Investments

The best reasons to work for Fidelity are the benefits, the compensation versus other financial institutions, and the ability to work from home when it is necessary.

I was blown away by the compensation I got this year and how it shows that they actually pay for performance.

There is a lot of red tape around getting things done, especially at the software development level.

Sometimes they also squash creativity, but it gets better over time.

The one thing to know about this is that it is all about the group that you get into and who you work for.

Promotions need to come to those who perform, and those who do not perform should be laid off. Lay off the bottom 5% who do not perform. Then, you will not have to get rid of the good people when times of recession come into play.