Not as advertised - Anonymous employee Human Interest Employee Review

1.0
Mar 16, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I was excited to work with a company that promoted a cost effective 401(k) plan for all. Pretty much everyone on the team I worked with was very friendly and we really tried to work together to improve the company.

Cons

The "product" is not remotely close to operating properly. The Leadership and management teams have no background or experience to even understand the financial and compliance issues created by the non-functioning product. When my team brought up major issues with our manager we were met with a blank look. The sales team would often sell offerings to clients that the product couldn't even support. We would receive gifts/swag all the time. I would rather the company invest assets into creating a functioning system than to receive a t-shirt or water bottle. When hiring new team members, management gave more weight to whether they felt the person had a great personality rather than experience. Working with 401(k) plans requires experience. We had inexperienced people working with complex data and advising clients. We were constantly dealing with upset clients that had been provided incorrect information by inexperienced team members.

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Human Interest Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Our mission to make retirement benefits accessible to people in all lines of work is what brought so many of us here to Human Interest. It's great to see that this is what got you excited about the company Unequal access to 401(k) benefits is a big problem for our society, and we are committed to solving it. Making this level of change is often not easy or smooth, especially when you're growing as fast as we are. As you mentioned, we have experienced growing pains over the past few months as we scale to serve a rapidly expanding customer base. It's an exciting time to be at Human Interest as we are rapidly growing our team and bringing on passionate and experienced leaders to take us into this next chapter. This includes a tremendous investment in our product, engineering, account management, and support teams. The dramatic surge in our business over the last year is a testament to the importance of the problem we are solving. We have a rare opportunity to fix a broken industry and change people's lives. I share your passion for collaborating across teams to continually improve our customer experience and company. Our goal is to create a workplace place where employees across the company can come in and have a direct impact on the customer experience. Thank you for being a part of that journey. Kristina - VP of Customer

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Pros

- Opportunity to make a real-world difference through purpose-driven work. Human Interest is helping expand access to retirement benefits for millions of hardworking Americans. It's rewarding to be part of a mission that creates meaningful outcomes for so many people (even our team! - we use our own product). - Strong culture and genuinely good people. Leadership is approachable, and there is a real willingness to listen to feedback. - Compensation and benefits are competitive and generally aligned with effort and results. Hard work is appreciated. - Decisions are made quickly. While not every decision is perfect, the company is willing to adapt and pivot when data or outcomes suggest a different path. - Teammates are collaborative and supportive. Many employees genuinely care about helping each other succeed.

Cons

- The pace of change can be challenging. Priorities, processes, and organizational structures may shift frequently. - Rapid decision-making sometimes creates uncertainty or change fatigue for the frontline team. - Communication around large-scale changes can occasionally lag behind execution. - High expectations and workload can make work-life balance difficult during peak periods (high-growth company).

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