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Too bad it did not last

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Fidelity Investments for less than 1 year
June 16, 2015
Raleigh, North Carolina
4.0
Positive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Great benefits Great people Steady career advancement Flourishing community They will train you. They will give you all you need to develop (tools, mentoring, sponsorship, etc). Work from home. Travel to different destinations. Paid conferences. Hackathons. Ship-It Days. Fidelity TV (watch hundreds of TEDx talks, presentations, and conferences from influential and successful people) - some of these you won't see anywhere else but at Fidelity. FCat library gives you access to paper and electronic books (Safari books including). Many talented technologists. Fidelity Cares. Gym, massage, doctor, cafeteria on-site. I can't list everything. Seriously. They are good!

Cons

My career was going well, but unfortunately, it took a sharp turn. The company motto, "Turn here," did not really work well for me. I had bullies on my team, including my senior manager, who was plain incompetent. I had to leave because every day there became a terror. Mobbing and bullying would not stop after talking to my immediate manager. HR did not care when I reported unethical conduct. They told me I needed a good sense of humor. However, you will agree that being called a jerk and hearing jokes about your nationality every day is not fun.

Advice to Management

Boot the ruthless from this company. They are easy to find, just talk to your troops. Ruthless don't care about people. All they want are clones, mindless machines they can fire and hire any time they please.

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