1)Due to a concentrated ownership from Hearst, the company keeps the expenses low. This is in terms of annual pay, benefits and technology (slow/old laptops & one bloomberg terminal per floor~30 people). 2)The turnover is REAL. Especially within Financial Institutions, Corporates, and Structured Finance - Associate Directors, Analysts, Associate Analyst will leave whenever possible. 4) Promotion isn't clear which can be discouraging for many. Directors and above WILL require a masters or further education, CFA will not cut it. 3)Committee Meetings for disrupt your workflow many times throughout the day. 5) Fitch generally does not have a majority market share. The only thing that differentiates from Moodys and S&P is the fact that Fitch was not tainted from the financial Crisis (HR will overly emphasize this). 6) Fitch will pay partial tuition, but they will lock you up for several years so you don't leave asap when you get your degree
