FDM Group Java Developer reviews

2.4

0% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)
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Rod Flavell

45% approve of CEO

1% positive business outlook

Java Developer employees have rated FDM Group with 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Java Developer professionals have an average working experience there. FDM Group is rated 38% below average by Java Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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41 reviews
1.0
Nov 15, 2013

Horrific

Recommend
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Pros

Free Coffee Hot Chocolate (Although I hear no longer available to trainees only HR & sales).

Cons

Stay away… because although they may seem reasonable during the first 14 days (grace period), you will (if stupid/lazy enough to stay) afterwards find that FDM are a bunch of ruthless, unprofessional and criminal minded group of creatures. You are ‘trained’ (For 21k) by trainees who couldn’t get placed—some of the time and the rest of your training hours you spend self-studying (for FDM “qualifications”) , they treat you like children and will threaten you and lie. Clients take on FDM for the mere fact that consultants actually agree when they sign their employment agreement that they will work ridiculously long unpaid over-time hours (they don’t show you this clause in the training agreement, but before you get place you must sign the employment contract which you would have in effect already signed via the training agreement -if that makes sense). In theory one can work for their clients after the 2.5 years- but only if they are willing to pay a ridiculous amount. You can get place anywhere, with anyone and surprisingly doing anything (not related). Any fool can get in and they even give you £500 if you recommend someone who joins (and if they feel you can’t cope –as had happened to a poor female colleague of mine- they terminate the agreement and ask you for the full training fees) … stay away. In conclusion their model is set up to exploit and milk as much as possible from poor graduates. Stay away. By the way: every single positive review here is by their sales team (who make a hell-load of money from consultants) and are fake as well as the “awards” which they bribe/buy which may come as a surprise. Stay away please.

2.0
May 13, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I got some training in development and placed in a blue chip IB quite quickly initially

Cons

So I returned to FDM office and was treated like a child and when I wanted to pursue more training at some stages I was actually denied access to this, I was actually told that I was not allowed to partake in further training... despite this I decided to train myself with books and conversations with other developers and some of the trainers, the consultant support team didn't do much in means of support but they really just took notes on what you had been doing. The third year rate is not based on your work or stream but which is somewhat easier for clients to plan budgets but if as a moutie the offer doesn't seem fair for the market (considering you are a contractor you get less than most permanent employees do and in some cases less than graduate programs) FDM basically says you can be replaced, which in some cases is true however if you are mid project or if it involves multiple people leaving at once this can be some what of an issue considering the uptake time etc and not to mention any training that the replacement might be missing, but fdm does not care as long as they get paid. Communication within the company is also horrible, if one was to give resignation to HR it is almost guaranteed that the client and FDM client manager would not find out until the person had stopped coming in for a week a month after and pending the client does try to get in touch chances are they will be ignored unless someone says "legal" and which point it will be a little late. I really love my placement and enjoy the work and environment (on site) and it seems a shame that I will have to leave due to FDM not negotiating with a pay packet but instead offering you well under market rate. The company seems to be a sinking ship hence why non trainee staff are dropping like flies and to save money they are recruiting trainees to fill the spots without the experience or knowledge of using the skills in a working environment.

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