A complete scam - Software Developer FDM Group Employee Review

1.0
19 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is none. It's a disaster. HR can ignore you for weeks, they lie to clients, they tell lies about training, and they don't help you with anything. The trainers are inexperienced people who make grave content errors despite teaching the course for more than five years.

Cons

I don't even know where to start, first of all they tell you that you are going to do a 4 months training when in fact the training lasts 2 months, and they make you sign a contract saying that a 2 months training can be worth more than a full time private master :). The trainers they have are people without a lot of knowledge, who don't have the answers to half the questions, but you don't have to expect much, and they don't get paid very well either. And FDM doesn't require them to have experience in teaching or many years of work... Basically after you finish your placement you can apply to be a trainer. They offer you certificates, which you pass not because you know a lot, not even because they will explain you well, but because they have the solutions to the questions they have been asking for years, so everyone passes and they don't lose money. The best part is that it is cheaper to pay Linkedin premium and do the courses, than in FDM, you learn 100 times more, and you are not stuck with a pathetic contract.

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5.0
1 Sept 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
13 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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