Land of the Toxic, Home of the Unethical - Anonymous employee First Western Financial Employee Review

This is a keep your head down and do what you're told kind of place. Do not have an opinion. Do not be certain minorities, because then managers can blame you for their own failures when they talk to their bosses, and they will. Bias reigns supreme around here and leadership could not care less. For example, one who was the only manager of her demographic was excluded from all leadership meetings for years. She had her office taken away and given to a caucasian male while she was moved into a cube and then an office alone in empty area with no one around. We could literally hear her boss yell at her for no reason from his office, even with the door closed. Land of the Toxic. The person who has been here the longest is unaffectionatly referred to as "the wicked witch of First Western" and "leader of the mean girls club." Toxicity is not only welcome, it is rewarded. There is a culture survey, but they tell us that we said different things than we did. They conveniently ignore our "cons" and then tell us how much we love being here. As if we don't talk to each other about how much we hate it here. People who are unethical do so for each other. If you tell HR about one unethical person, they will go to another unethical person to confirm it, who will lie for the one you spoke up about. Home of the unethical. Benefits package is not good. The company clearly pays next to nothing for employee benefits. I don't know a single person here who isn't trying to find a new job. It doesn't matter what you're doing now trust me and every other reviewer, it's better than this.