Pros
- Free onsite gym
- Free fishing
- Limited choice of free snacks
- Weekly pay
- 2025 newly added sick time (3-4 hours per month earned, can ONLY be used for sickness)
- Most roles WFH 2/4 weeks a month
- Small 401(k) match
Cons
- Fidelity is a 2025 Glassdoor/Linked top company, Fidelity TalentSource is NOT. Fidelity having great benefits, great pay, etc for full time non-contract roles
- NO PTO
- No bonuses
- Reliance Standard health coverage, preventative ONLY, NO coverage
- denies valid workers comp. injuries
- No overtime for many groups
- In interview says will covert you at 6 months, hardly ever does
- Rare conversions
- Conversions usually happen 1-3 YEARS into a role
- Cannot use onsite doctor office (for full time employees only)
- Cannot use Circles concierge service (full time only)
- No tuition reimbursement
- Cannot use Guild platform for certificates/continuing education
- No bereavement
- Frequent layoffs of contractors
- Lack of training, set up to fail
- Got rid of service hours bonus pay
- Poor communication
- Most roles are $18-$27 an hour
- Lies about conversion
- Waits until last minute to tell you your contract is not extended
- No HSA
- No volunteer hours
- HR complaints not taken as serious as full time employees
- Will not tell you, but teams that use TalentSource will never have 100% Full time roles, has to have minimum number of contractors. You could be doing everything correct and cannot be converted due to head count
- Recently introduced commuter benefits, but not for Westlake site
- Has "recognition" program, impossible to get recognized enough for a prize
- Excluded to some Fidelity events
- Can be treated as second class citizen, your badge shows that you are a contractor
- CANNOT work holidays, NO holiday pay, blackout work dates
- Sloppy onboarding process
- NO raises
- Turnover is high
- Interns on teams typically make higher than the FTS roles