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Toxic Environment - Avoid at all Costs - Anonymous employee Fairmount Ventures Employee Review

1.0
7 Nov 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Easily accessible by public transportation with many lunch options!

Cons

The management is nasty, demeaning, and vindictive. The work is menial and monotonous. You will spend most of your time proofreading other people's writing, copy and pasting, creating beautifully formatted spreadsheets, and googling. You will have no autonomy in your work. Associates come and go so quickly that they don't bother to invest in them. Most employees are miserable. When I worked there most of my colleagues were planning their escape plans. I'd estimate that 90% of the entry level positions turnover every 12 months. The pay is insultingly low, but that's the very least of it. You deserve to be treated with respect. Please stay away in order to preserve your dignity and emotional well being.

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Cons

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