Affirm reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(616 total reviews)
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Max Levchin

90% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Affirm has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 616 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Affirm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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616 reviews
2.0
Dec 11, 2018

Very boring work and filled with new grads....

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good and healthy lunch and dinner smart and helpful colleagues company is growing and good time to join Weekly events and lot of activities decent benefits

Cons

Beware of jacked up stock prices, overvalued company...assume 50% of shares offered to you as the true value. Company might not go public until next 4 or 5 years. Look into revenue and valuation ratio to understand it better. Company does good job of hiding financials from employees Most of the engineers are either new grads or less than 2 years work exp, which is not bad but it creates very jovial and immature environment. There is no good leadership to guide these folks. Because of this, the entire tech stack is a mess and lot of quick fix is done instead of solving the entire problem which increases the tech debt. You can hear people shouting and clapping all the time. Not for serious workers. Lot of people have left in the last 12 months. Finally, not a deal breaker for many, Beware of huge interest rates of average 20% APR, and I once saw a 4000$ loan with 2000$ interest over 36 months...It feels like we are fooling poor people..when i joined, i thought we were going to take away people from credit card scam but it seems like we are making them fall into affirm loan ...the whole loan stuff is bad Overall, good place for new grads and people with less than 2 years exp as they can learn and do lot of stuff on their own. Experienced people might not like it here.

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Affirm Response
7y
Thanks for sharing feedback on your experience at Affirm. As a growing company, we want to ensure we give growth opportunities to employees at all points of professional growth including both first-time managers and more seasoned and senior leaders, and we’ve recently implemented a number of new management training and development programs in support of this goal. Our leaders also take our commitment to transparency seriously, including sharing company updates and financials quarterly with the full company. I’m sorry you feel your time at Affirm is not reflective of the mission-driven culture and environment we’re working hard to build.
5.0
Nov 30, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Strong vision and mission and Max (CEO and Founder) leads with his heart. Very smart team that values creativity, intellectual curiosity and action!

Cons

Not everyone can to keep up with the changes or adapt to the needs of a high growth company. This is also a complex business and those who haven't been able to grasp all of the interlocking parts have struggled.

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Affirm Response
7y
Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback! As with any scaling company, growing pains are an inevitable part of the process. We're so glad to hear that our efforts to keep Affirm's mission constant as we expand have been successful, and that you feel happy and supported here.
5.0
Nov 15, 2018

High ownership, high autonomy, and high growth

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the best, down to earth people I've ever worked with. Seriously, everyone is so nice and helpful. Lots of opportunity for growth - if you're willing to put in the work, you will get rewarded fun events great view of SF

Cons

Not a huge fan of the decor during the holidays (screams doctor's office)

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Affirm Response
7y
As Affirm continues to grow, it's great to know that the quality of our people has remained constant. Thank you for being part of this amazing, dedicated team!
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