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PENFED Credit Union

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deceptive - Anonymous employee PENFED Credit Union Employee Review

2.0
Mar 31, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay and potential for growth.

Cons

The "personal leave" includes holidays and you may be required to work holidays so the leave is not as generous as they make it sound in their offer. Make sure you are aware of this since most people in orientation are shocked to find this out after they start. This is not common in the financial industry. Also, they may not disclose other factors with respect to the job until after you start so you may be stuck with a job that was misrepresented to you, such as required overtime, the location of the office you will be working, etc. They seem to be a firm that's trying to be like a larger organization, but still has "old school" beliefs which will end up holding them back from attracting and retaining good employees.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome place and people - complex and large finance operation and balance sheet yet still small enough to make an impact and build up solutions from the ground floor - creative place!

Cons

Sometimes can be stretched for more resources

2.0
Mar 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great staff and middle management. Good benefits and facilities.

Cons

Upper Management - same tune as all the other reviews. This place is full of great people who don't know they are great. It's also full of bad leaders who think they are great. Unfortunately, the best performers are often rewarded with carrying the burden of underperformers and non-contributing leaders. In certain teams there is very limited in upward mobility. They are slow to weed out low performers and ineffective managers. All in, strong performers and high achievers might find this place frustrating. This is a place for those who like to coast through.

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PENFED Credit Union Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate your recognition of our people and benefits, and we value input that helps inform us of our ongoing improvement efforts. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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