FDM was genuinally one of the worst decisions I ever made. - Anonymous employee FDM Group Employee Review

1.0
10 June 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The trainers seem to care. Content is ok, I guess.

Cons

They make you commit to 9 weeks unpaid training, which will invariably turn into 3 months waiting around. During which they will ensure you turn up to the office in your best clothes every day. They will feel no remorse that you were stupid enough to buy their recruitment pitch where you were promised you would be on site within 6 weeks, and ended up in a poor financial position as you had to pay for living expenses for this time. Whilst threatening you with a £20,000ish release clause. Some people may find this position rewarding, but in retrospect, giving away your wages for almost two years isn't worth it. They will show you many infographics online detailing just how perfect they are, but in reality it's just another company taking advantage of graduates and those leaving the forces. The account managers are treated like gods, they parade around knowing fine well that your future is in their hands. Plus they will only put the people they like forward for roles. The CEO/COO may well show up, and the day they do they will be treated as if the Queen is visiting.

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Cons

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Pros

It is a job that pays.

Cons

They will promise you opportunities that don't exist. The company they contract you to will promise you work that you will not be assigned. I was a Java Consultant with a masters degree in Math and certificate in full stack and I was shoved into a manual testing position that required zero coding and constantly dangled automation in front of my face. When I was asked to look at Selenium, I studied it in some of the copious amounts of downtime i had and was reprimanded during the next meeting for 'wasting company time'. I moved from Texas to New Jersey for my first position. After contracts with the company were terminated, I was pulled off my assignment only to be abruptly fired for "lack of geoflexibility" despite willingness to move to several places they do business including NYC and even Denver. There is no accountability from them as the only response they give is "the decision is final". There is no way to appeal a blatant lie. Their company has no integrity and side with business majors over people that know how chemicals and physics and electrical components work just seem like bad life decisions. They will say you can reapply but they won't hire you. They'd full of it at every angle.

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