Navy Federal Credit Union reviews

There’s a very strange culture that borders on nepotism. Everyone in the building has a family member or spouse that works there. And because the company grew so fast, there are a lot of people in managerial positions that don’t have the skills or knowledge required for their position. They got the role simply based off of seniority. These people also tend to hire more unqualified people to work underneath them, so the company is falling into a cycle of bad hires. So it sort of becomes a “who you know” situation when it comes to promotions. Compensation is highly dependent on bonus, which gives managers a lot of power over their employees. If you land in a bad situation, it can negatively affect your compensation for a year. As for career development, it can be hard to develop marketable skills with the tools/software that Navy uses. I have lobbied for Navy Federal to use tools/software that are more common in the marketplace, but Navy Federal is so behind the curve when it comes to technology that I would be shot down. And there’s only so much you can learn from Lynda.com (free for Navy Fed employees). In addition, the data infrastructure is horrendous. Massive growth over the past 10 years has created an incredibly fractured database system. Third party data tools are common, as they are easier to use than actually fixing the root problem. Efficiency has been ignored at the company because the massive growth is making the company look so good. In turn, senior leadership have sought to “create empires”, hiring just for the sake of making themselves more powerful in terms of number of reports they have. Parking is a huge problem, though it has gotten better with the opening of the new parking garage. There are no telework options, except for some key roles in IT. Everyone is required to be in the office 5 days a week, which is absolutely absurd in this day and age. Especially in the DC metro area, with its ridiculous traffic. Sick Leave and Vacation are in separate buckets, would rather have as single bank of leave. 401k match doesn’t vest for 2 years. The CEO puts on a good public face, but says some things to employees that are downright offensive.

Stress level is insane. No-one ever seems to know what's going on and directives change almost weekly, sometimes daily. Communication and transparency especially from leadership upper management, and across business units are a complete joke. No work life balance. Horrible for mental and physical health. Majority of Supervisors treat employees like they are beneath them and regularly use veiled threats, harassment and retaliation as " management" skills. Upper leadership does NOT want to hear this. you are expected to keep your head down, your mouth shut and ignore the rampant EEOC, ADA, and federal regulations violations . HR will gaslight you, and there is no such thing as "anonymous " complaints. It feels very similar to being in an abusive relationship. There is also little to no growth opportunities unless you are willing to sacrifice integrity, and constantly kiss up to supervisors