First Prudential Markets Reviews

The company positions itself as the “best place to work,” but my experience was the opposite. Internal processes were painfully slow, both on the business side and in people operations. Paperwork and administrative processes took an unreasonable amount of time and effort. During hiring, I had to spend several weeks proving that I was entitled to certain benefits, even though the company should have already known and handled this correctly. Instead of resolving it efficiently, I was repeatedly told the opposite and it felt like they were trying to remove those benefits. Development processes were also extremely bureaucratic. Even obvious technical decisions that should have been handled quickly required long approval chains and could drag on for months. This made delivery inefficient and frustrating. There was also a very heavy process culture that made it difficult to build a healthy and practical development environment. Too much emphasis was placed on rigid procedures instead of effective engineering collaboration. HR communication was inconsistent. Even small things, like whether food would be provided and in what format, were unclear and changed without transparency, which reflected a broader lack of organization. Company events were cut to save costs, which further reduced morale. The final blow was a sudden layoff affecting a significant part of the development team. The justification seemed to be that development had taken too long and cheaper teams could do it faster, while ignoring the fact that business requirements kept changing constantly and were never fully finalized.

Poor overall management and lack of clear communication Strong disconnect between leadership and development teams Teams had to self-organize to maintain productivity and shield work from external disruptions Termination process was highly unprofessional - access was revoked without prior notice or conversation No performance evaluation conducted prior to dismissal High-performing and productive developers were let go without justification Mass layoffs (approximately half of the team) created instability and concern Lack of recognition for extra effort, including unpaid overtime and personal time invested