Dunham & Associates reviews

- There isn't much room for advancement. The way it is structured internally is that there is one head per department who also functions as your primary manager, and then everyone else under them. While you do get raises and small bonuses every few years depending on how long you stay, there is no room for merit-based promotions and none of the department heads look to be retiring anytime soon. You'll get some great entry-level and mid-career experience but if you have any kind of career ambition, you'll realize them elsewhere. - Pay and benefits are far below industry average for some positions, and aren't sustainable with the "California premium". I agree with the other review that it seemed like many employees were struggling financially.

The financial advisors that call in are mean and abusive and the sales team and management will always take their side no matter what they do. The operations team is mostly incompetent and super unprofessional and lazy but no one seems to care and they get away with doing the bare minimum if anything at all. Sales is again incompetent and don’t know the answer to extremely simple questions but again no one seems to care. So if you are looking for a job where you can do the least amount of work possible on a daily basis while someone else takes the blame for your mistakes, look no further! Just not in Client Services otherwise you will be blamed for anything and everything possible regardless of if it’s your fault or not. Oh and don’t try and change anything or say anything, they’ll just fire you for being a “squeaky wheel” and for not smiling while you get attacked by angry old men on a daily basis.