Pros
Amazing coworkers and peers Great benefits and PTO leave (401k, medical/dental. and college reimbursement) A great company to work for
Cons
Pay - I found out a year after I joined Fannie Mae that I got paid a lot less than my peers. My manager was kind enough to tell me that management would try to "get me up with my peers". A complete blow to my confidence here at Fannie. Personally, i know salary isn't everything about a job, but it essentially pays for my life outside of work. Knowing I got played even when I did my research in their payscale, it just felt utterly awful. Micromanagement - Managers micromanage every second of your day and expects you to work without any breaks at all. It seems like the focus of a "worklife balance" is to work your associates to the brink and compare their time against others in your department or division. There's an expectation of working over the clock just to make your manager happy. Work/life balance- there isn't one here in Fannie. I have to think about work even after Fridays just because of the sheer amount of pressure just to finish an unsustainable amount of projects/work. Employee Engagement - It's there, but it's not enough. I feel like employee engagement is just here as an afterthought . Managers tend to prioritize work over employee socials here, so there isn't a lot of room for employees to decide if they can attend the various employee socials at Fannie.