Okay but not as great as it seems - Anonymous employee Affirm Employee Review

3.0
Jul 12, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really worthwhile mission, a lot of smart and good people, and working with Max Levchin has its benefits for sure.

Cons

It's the blind leading the blind. There is a ton of inexperience in leadership and management roles. People with chops and experience leave out of frustration, and the inexperienced remain to move things forward. The "happy" people really just don't know any better/different. I would be surprised if Affirm ever becomes more than a company with potential.

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