Great place to coast by or finish your career ... otherwise avoid it! - Director Fidelity Investments Employee Review

- Those pockets of great situations are growing fewer and further between each day, the amount of influence one's boss can have on their career at Fidelity is astounding ... in 3 different jobs, I was rewarded (1) on par/average, (2) over-the-top with $$$ and shares and promotions, and (3) not at all .... my approach to the work didn't change in any of those jobs, so it shows that people of equal talent and skills could expect significantly different experiences at this company - Jobs are moving out of Boston, so local opportunities are few and far between ... those that pop up are usually pre-reserved for a hiring manager's friend (i.e. probably not the most qualified candidate), so the talent base is watering down, causing animosity, and those that want to advance their career in the Boston-area have to look elsewhere - There is a layer of lifers at the Director / VP level that have settled into a comfort zone, earning high salaries from the days of raises/big bonuses (long gone), they are staying off the radar, and don't want to rock the boat ... so they are stifling innovation, they are roadblocks to progress, and they are blocking career opportunities for younger, talented, innovative staff members. - Didn't get a raise in 3 years despite the company pulling in $2.2-2.4B in profit each year, was told it'd be made up to me in the form of a "higher bonus", but the bonuses were the same each year. The company manages the bonus %s, the share rewards #s, and the raise $$ in a way to keep people looking forward to something, but the overall pool of compensation rewards is shrinking every year.