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First Tech Federal Credit Union

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Toxic "we are family" Culture - Mortgage First Tech Federal Credit Union Employee Review

2.0
Apr 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My direct manager is amazing, truly cares about employees and doesnt play favorites. They have been in the job role and is very helpful with questions and issues. CEO is nice and calls you on your birthday. Benefits and flexible hours are good. Working from home huge plus.

Cons

1. With the toxic family culture, upper management are all buddies that spend time together outside work. 2. The cliquiness and favortism is horrible. If upper management doesnt like you, you have a target on your back. The favorite employees are allowed to make mistakes or do minimal work without consequences. 3. Bringing issues up is largely ignored with upper management. They refuse to address the glaring issues but wonder why so many are leaving. They make it a "you" issue. 4. Lack of adequate and accurate procedures make the job very difficult. 5. Dealing with lazy or rude loan officers that arent held accountable because they bring in the money. They are allowed to do whatever or as little as they want without repurcussions. 6. Managements solution to high volume is "work OT" which tosses work/life balance out the window. 7. Promoting to higher levels is encouraged but management puts too high expectations on their seniors. They expect perfection when thrown curveballs with strict close dates. What is the motivation to move up when sacrificing mental health? 8. Lack of communication and xonsistent information between departments and clueless managers who dont know anything. Ask 3 managers the same question and get 3 different answers. Better off going to a coworkers.

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First Tech Federal Credit Union Response
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Thank you for your response, and for all you’ve done for First Tech over your last 5 years. We take this detailed feedback seriously, and have shared it with the appropriate teams. We recently completed our annual engagement survey, and I’m hopeful that you provided candid feedback through this anonymous feedback mechanism to inform leadership actions moving forward. In addition to your leadership team, Human Resources and our Executive Team members have an open door policy, or you can reach out to EthicsPoint anonymously (see the employee handbook for more information). Please consider reaching out through those additional channels to discuss these concerns and to identify ways to improve your experience with us.

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