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Edelman Financial Engines

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A lot of friction at first, but ended up with a good career - Anonymous employee Edelman Financial Engines Employee Review

4.0
Nov 26, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice, friendly, helpful people - "help" is a core aspect of the culture and is taken seriously Good PTO and benefits Laid back office culture I got lucky and was able to get a promotion after a year which put my higher education (Masters) to good use.

Cons

Below market comp (at least in Technology) - it definitely feels like we are not staying competitive in the "talent arms race" Lots of meetings and then meetings to recap what was discussed in meetings. I understand broad communication is a tenet of Agile, but I go to work to get work done! It's hard to be a 5'xer here let alone a 10'xer if 25-50% of your time is spent in meetings. Single-minded focus on getting JUnit failures to 0% instead of seeing the bigger picture from a QA standpoint.

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Edelman Financial Engines Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed and balanced feedback. We’re glad to hear you found the training and early exposure to client conversations valuable, and that the structure helped build core skills. We also appreciate the candid perspective on workload, metrics, and leadership consistency. These are areas we continue to evaluate as we work to better balance performance expectations with sustainability, development, and a consistent management experience. Feedback like this is important in helping us strengthen how we support and coach our teams.
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