Horrible company to work for - Technical Consultant FDM Group Employee Review

1.0
Jan 29, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Free coffee and tea from vending machines.

Cons

As soon as you start your training you get told day by day the lies or “marketing strategy” the call them regarding payment and opportunities. You are not valued as an employee, and have incompetent staff teaching. You are told there are numerous opportunities and account managers will be in contact with you as soon as you start your training, when in reality you are not contacted until you have completed your training (which can take up to 14 weeks, unpaid). Account managers are rude and are not interested in you at all until an opportunity arises. I was pushed onto a technical stream after their business stream was full. I then realised the technical stream was not for me and was told I was going to be charged 15-18K pounds if I decided to leave the company. If you ever sign the contract and stay after the two week probation period you are tied to the company for two years with no easy way out. I managed to leave the company by involving lawyers, which is where FDM decided to stand down on charging me 15-18K pounds. Horrible atmosphere to work at, numerous individuals who are in very similar situation where they want to leave but have to be “benched” for 90 days unpaid (after 14 weeks of unpaid training) for FDM to allow you to leave free of charge.

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5.0
Sep 1, 2025
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Pros

Gets you in front of corporate clients - especially good clients in the finance/banking/energy industries Decent base training (or affirming you have the skills already for an entry level role) Good entry level tech role for those looking to get their foot in the door Pretty good benefits (especially for a contractor role)

Cons

Pay is a bit rough for first 2 years // training No guarantee on when/if you will get a role (still need to interview with FDM clients - helpful if willing to move around the country)

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1.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

It is a job that pays.

Cons

They will promise you opportunities that don't exist. The company they contract you to will promise you work that you will not be assigned. I was a Java Consultant with a masters degree in Math and certificate in full stack and I was shoved into a manual testing position that required zero coding and constantly dangled automation in front of my face. When I was asked to look at Selenium, I studied it in some of the copious amounts of downtime i had and was reprimanded during the next meeting for 'wasting company time'. I moved from Texas to New Jersey for my first position. After contracts with the company were terminated, I was pulled off my assignment only to be abruptly fired for "lack of geoflexibility" despite willingness to move to several places they do business including NYC and even Denver. There is no accountability from them as the only response they give is "the decision is final". There is no way to appeal a blatant lie. Their company has no integrity and side with business majors over people that know how chemicals and physics and electrical components work just seem like bad life decisions. They will say you can reapply but they won't hire you. They'd full of it at every angle.

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