Fear and Loathing at Fisher Investments - Recensione dipendente - Associate presso Fisher Investments

-Fisher Investments is largely built upon a fear-based, metrics-driven culture that pushes many employees to the brink of nervous breakdowns and pure exhaustion. The company often recruits individuals that are fresh out of college or looking to get their feet wet within the financial services industry which oftentimes proves to be young people that are willing to bend over backwards to meet the lofty demands of the company. This includes working beyond the mandatory 10 hour work day because the company would rather squeeze more juice out of their current employees than hire more people to meet the needs of the company. Additionally, many entry-level employees are often mistreated poorly by salespeople that are viewed as demigods in the eyes of Senior leaders of the firm. There is no essence of accountability for rude or downright cruel behavior at the firm and you should absolutely expect to be disrespected at least once during your time at the firm. Middle managers, or as they’re called at Fisher - Team Leaders - hold such little weight at the firm that they are often verbally accosted by the same said salespeople and higher-ups. Most Team Leaders are vastly under qualified to actually “lead” and suffer from the same burnout that the rest of the firm suffers from. Your Team Leader is simply at the mercy of the middle manager that sits above them in the long chain of command. -Separately, you will be made to feel like you are never doing enough at Fisher. Every single department that you work in will very loudly broadcast your metrics to the rest of the department, requiring you to have consistent conversations with your manager about whether or not you are pulling your weight based on metrics alone. While projects and additional responsibilities are often preached as something that adds value to an individual's overall portfolio of work, they are often brushed to the wayside when it comes to compensation reviews. Free-flowing thought is often discouraged and if you have any desire to make ACTUAL meaningful change at a company, Fisher is not for you. -You are simply a number to Fisher. Largely showcased in their handling of Covid-19, Fisher cares very little about the human element of their employees. Many employees are still required to go into the office during the Pandemic even though they were given the equipment needed to work from home starting in 2020. A fellow coworker of mine passed away due to complications related to Covid-19 and it was simply “business as usual” at the office. Combine this nonchalant approach to a global Pandemic, along with the consistently passive aggressive emails sent by the head of HR about employees jeopardizing the state of the company, and you see Fisher’s true colors. Any company that prioritizes profits over people should seriously take a good, hard look in the mirror. -You can do way better than Fisher. Trust me. I gave years of my life to this company and they didn’t bat an eye when I walked out the door because of their poor handling of the Pandemic. Leaving ended up being one of the BEST decisions I’ve ever made. If you crave maintaining the status quo and drinking the kool-air, Fisher is probably for you.