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      AgFirst Farm Credit Bank

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      AgFirst Farm Credit Bank reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (164 total reviews)
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      Marion Harris

      63% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

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      AgFirst Farm Credit Bank has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 164 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AgFirst Farm Credit Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      164 reviews
      2.0
      Feb 22, 2022

      Highly toxic culture

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Columbia, SC doesn't offer many employment opportunities with large organizations with competitive pay -- AgFirst is pretty much it. In the beginning, the salary seems competitive and the benefits are good.

      Cons

      Once working within this organization you eventually find out that your growth is limited and the pay becomes quickly out of alignment with the work you are performing and the market rate. Job descriptions change on a dime without additional compensation and the toxic culture is not worth it. They scream from the rooftops that their employees are important and so is their culture but it is a farce. If you go against the status quo in any way, you are targeted and held accountable for the mistakes of everyone else. Everyone is expected to do more, constantly, without regard for bandwidth. The pace is not sustainable and the mediocre leadership is rewarded because of the "good ol boy's club." They have great-sounding core values that mean absolutely nothing. There isn't a progressive thing about this organization. They are a stodgy bank with archaic systems and ways of thinking. This place quickly takes a toll on the strongest and best employees.

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      AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Response
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      Thank you taking the time to provide us with some feedback about your experience with AgFirst. Our goal is to encourage a positive, proactive work environment that fosters open and honest communication. We are committed to excellence and work hard to support and empower our team members. In the past couple of years, we have grown our workforce significantly to ensure we can continue to respond to an evolving marketplace and provide our customers with the best solutions available. Like other companies during times of change, we have experienced the expected growing pains – coupled with the challenges of a remote workforce amid pandemic conditions. Through it all, we have worked hard to ensure our employees remain informed and have the opportunity for an appropriate work-life balance. We would like to hear more about your experience as we continue to navigate change. Please reach out to our team in HR so we can address your specific concerns.
      1.0
      Aug 20, 2015

      WHOA STOP! Are you sure you want to work at AgFirst?

      Jump down, spin around, pick a bale of cotton
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      Pros

      There are a small gaggle of talented, normal, professionals who keep pushing the boat forward. I do not mean the folks who have been there for 20+ years and have made it their home away from home. Profitable bank because they get government money cheap and lend it out to farmers with a decent markup. They are a 27billion dollar bank because of the cheap cost of money.

      Cons

      I know banks. This bank is one of the worst run I have ever seen and has THE WORST management I've ever seen. Most have never seen the back-room of banking operations and prefer to pontificate on the wave. It will be interesting to see how the Puerto Rico defaults play out in 2016. Who will be the sucker to absorb the defaults on the mainland if any? This bank is a good ole boy system and they have the arrogance to prove it. They talk the talk and don't walk the walk as one would say. Good luck keeping it in the fairway. You've been too lucky for too long.

      1.0
      Oct 31, 2014

      It will likely get worse.

      It specialist
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      Pros

      Free soft drinks. Downtown location.

      Cons

      No relationship between management and employees. Expectation that employees are never "off the clock", especially those in IT. A senior management group that is never seen outside of its private floor. Low cubicle walls and glass walled conference rooms mean there is absolutely no privacy. Tremendous pay gap between top management and employees. Board members that are both stupid and uncaring and subject to the whims of one or two loud mouths. An incompetent regulator that doesn't know its a#s from a hole in the ground.

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