First Capitol Consulting Reviews

The work itself is very boring and not fulfilling. Compensation and benefits are below average. It is not a technology company even though it is advertised as a “regtech” company. Turnover is extremely high. The CEO has a huge ego and makes it seem like his employees are lucky to be working there. I find it concerning that all of the positive reviews for FCCI uses the same keywords and language almost like it was the same person writing all of these.

-Pay -Benefits -Tech Resources -You may be overwhelmed if you are responsible for too many "hats" -You may be underwhelmed if you have a low workload -High turnover -Some promotions go to unqualified employees to immediately fill vacancies I probably should have moved on sooner; my energy and effort far exceeded the rewards at FCCI for quite some time. There are many different experiences here, which can be dependent on your position, your department or how well liked you are. Favoritism runs deep. There are some very favored employees who seem they can do no wrong and wield a lot of power, sometimes undeservingly so. The "work hard, play hard" ethos is tossed around way too much. Workloads can vary drastically between departments and seasons. Some people are fine as long as they appear busy. Staying late, for instance, is looked upon as a positive. However, just being present doesn't always equal being productive, so you could hypothetically screw around all day, stay after hours and still look good. On the same token, there are many who put in long hours and weekends but probably wouldn't have to if the company chose to work smarter, take a step back and find ways to improve efficiency. The CEO is normally nice, especially towards women (the only benefit of workplace sexism), but he’s also very reactive, and is prone to mood swings and emotional outbursts. There is a disconnect between departments, between management and employees--there are even employees who don't know what the company does. A lot of issues are swept under the guise of the "startup" nature of the company. This is not a true startup, and while the company tries to recast itself as such, the culture and business practices do not follow suit. As far as resources go, tools for productivity are definitely lacking. For instance, there has been a ridiculously low 20MB internet bandwidth shared amongst all the employees for years, with nothing done to address it except demands to use less internet. Considering the company has build a web-based platform, this is incredibly embarrassing. [Since the CEO is so reactive, hopefully he’ll react to this callout and pony up for some more bandwidth.] There are many other issues, but I think this is more than enough to give a glimpse into how the company is run.