FM reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(841 total reviews)
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Malcolm C. Roberts

50% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

FM has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 841 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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841 reviews
1.0
Nov 7, 2023

Zero concern for employee well-being

Recommend
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Pros

None at this point. Reviews talking about 401k and pensions are USA based. In Canada, their offerings are standard at best.

Cons

"Future of Work" was an often mentioned phrase to increase the work/life balance of all employees. As Covid happened we all began to work remotely - as it turns out, the best years this company has ever experienced in terms of profitability. Coming out of this, they did an employee survey to help determine how the employees wished to return to the office, or otherwise work. They never did actually release the results of this survey (despite promises to do so). And as of Nov. 6th, 2023, have forced almost the entire workforce back into the office full time. When asked if the employee survey backed up this decision, management stated "they didn't know the results" but also "results varied". Seems contradictory. Malcom the CEO is quoted as saying if employees don't want to be in the office, they aren't the right fit for this company, and he has no problem hiring new people. Although he might have a problem when the new people quit as well. Zero honestly. Zero respect for employees. Zero concern over any happiness or wellbeing issues for employees. If you want a company that is moving backwards, this is the one for you.

2.0
Nov 4, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Opportunities to work for different countries and for different departments - Great training facilities and resources - Stability

Cons

- Decisions are made from the top down with little to no consideration for what employees want - Little to no transparency from management regarding the results of employee surveys - Little to no room to negotiate salary and compensation during annual performance reviews - Takes a long time to be awarded more vacation days - Company lacks culture

3.0
Apr 8, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Note: Recent graduates and prospective employees should be aware that, just like every company and human being, FM Global has been coping with the impacts of the Coronavirus as best as they can. Every company I have reviewed has had a dip in ratings in the last two years. The stress is pervasive. This company is a fantastic place to start your career and retire with too, as the retirement benefits are head and shoulders above consulting firm standards. Just some of the pros: -Likeminded, good faith colleagues. -Unrivaled training and a wealth of information spanning more than a century to absorb, if you commit yourself to it. (Hint commit yourself to it and you won’t regret it). -Insurance industry is stable and recession resilient. FM Global is doubly as resilient. -You will travel, and be wined and dined like no engineer in your graduating class. -A good faith approach to business that asks for a high level of commitment in delivering a high standard of work (If you are the kind of person that doesn't floss every night you probably won't want to work here) -A great starting salary that doesn’t keep up with the competition over time but pre-COVID was more than compensated for with lower workloads and substantially more engineering training and support.

Cons

You've seen all the cons in the other reviews. Sadly they are all currently true, to varying degrees. But this is just a snapshot in time. The company will recover, it's been through worse, and there is no other company to my knowledge that will invest in you and develop you as thoroughly and extensively as this company will, at their own expense. If you value a good faith investment without strings, this company is for you. Four years ago my rating would have been 4.5/5. Four years from now I would bet money it will again be 4.5/5.

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FM Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your honest opinions. We appreciate your understanding that this is a difficult time. Know that FM Global is working to improve in any way we can to ensure employee needs are being met. FM Global is grateful for employee feedback such as yours to take into consideration.
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