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PENFED Credit Union

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Chaotic and disorganized at many turns - Member Service Representative PENFED Credit Union Employee Review

2.0
Nov 2, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits at PenFed are pretty good. They give you a Christmas bonus if you qualify, health insurance is good, with health incentives for having an annual physical and not smoking. The 401 K is matched up to 4%.

Cons

So many managers don't communicate well with other managers, and poorly with their staff. There are so many inconsistencies with one manager saying one thing, and another something else, that you start to feel like you're developing schizophrenia and losing your mind. The Member Service Representative role needs to be better defined, as their are so many things we are responsible for, we become every departments middle-man, and it really sucks when you hear complaints of other departments poor communication, and can do very little to combat this. The MSR job also needs to get paid more, as we do probably the most difficult work, bring in a bunch of revenue, and get paid under $14/hour. This is a higher end customer service position, and we should get paid like it.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
3mo
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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