FDM Group reviews

Unpaid training, which can go on for far longer than you were told to expect, followed by 3 months of (unpaid) waiting to see if FDM can find you a temporary placement. You can be stuck going into FDM office ( as in you can't leave ) for over 9 months without pay - At the end of it you may get a placement or you may be released - luck and timing appeared to play a fairly large role, from what I saw, with regards to who got placed - I don't agree with the FDM comment on here "You can't polish a turd" as justification for not finding people work ( the people you found no placements for passed your entry 'tests' -) Prospects after 2 years working for FDM not so good as you were told. You are not allowed to join a FDM 'client' for a year after your departure - unless you or your employer wish to pay a big wad of money. Since clients are anyone that FDM have ever placed any person with, the list is fairly large. An unpleasant environment to work in - proper staff i.e. not I.T. trainees treat you pretty badly. This is throughout the company - HR, Sales, Marketing, Support staff, which led me to believe that this was an order from senior ( in every sense! ) management. Pay is very very bad. You will do well to live on it in the South of England - commuting & rent are v. expensive - especially if you have to keep relocating.

- Must be flexible in relocating in any part of the country. - Pushed into job roles that you know nothing about. - You are not given a job description when offered opportunities to be put forward for. - Very difficult to book your holidays. - The environment is very much like going back to kinder garden, no flexibility on when you want to take breaks, go lunch, constantly monitored as if you are not trusted. - Your voice/views/opinions are never heard and generally not considered that your opinion maybe worth while. - Low pay. - No garenteed job. - Very policy driven compared to most working environments. This may make you feeling like your controlled far to much and not treated equally amongst other staff.