Verified First reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Jim Miles

75% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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2.0
Feb 4, 2021

Seemed great at first...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Teammates are great New sales training is stellar Cool office Fun company competitions & events

Cons

If you don’t meet expectations management is quick to look down on you. Although there is nothing wrong with being held accountable, there is very little tolerance for underperformance - even if you’re working hard to improve your skills and performance. Unless your efforts result in hitting goals, expect to feel flushed out of the company pretty quickly. When it comes to growth, management often makes promises they can’t deliver on (pay raises, extended vacation time, and job expectations) to name a few. No sick leave. PTO accrual is a joke. A whopping 6.2 days. Little to no ability to negotiate benefits.

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Verified First Response
5y
We are happy to hear that you worked with a great team and enjoyed the cultural aspects that we are so proud of! We are also excited that you got to experience the new training and be in the new office space. We are disappointed that your experience with us was not one that you would recommend to others though. It is true that we hold everyone accountable and expect them to meet their job metrics -- as we imagine most companies do. We believe it is important to set tangible goals and often celebrate achieving those goals in the "fun office events" you mention. When performance is an issue, we make every attempt to coach up that team member, which may include looking into the cause, investing more training, and when possible, changing roles that would result in a better job/person fit. With our open-door policy, all team members are highly encouraged to connect with their leaders or HR if they feel that they are struggling with their goals or need clarification on what their goals are. As you can understand, if someone is struggling to meet performance standards, moving them into a management position won't set them, or their team, up for success. 2020 was a rough year with Covid. While we would have loved to give everyone raises and promotions, that was something that we had to push back until things started to stabilize in the business community. Since then, we have had tremendous growth on our team! We have had multiple promotions and introduced many new team member, and anticipate that to continue in 2021. As for PTO, we introduced a new accrual system at the beginning of 2020 which increases the longer that you are with us, reaching nearly 4 weeks of paid leave. We group this into one PTO accrual so employees can use it based on their needs- whether that be days off, sick time, or vacation. We participate in surveys to benchmark our benefits compared to employers in the market, including PTO, on an annual basis. While there is always room to improve, we are confident we are in-line for employers our size. We hope you find better alignment in your next role, and thank you for working with us in the past!
4.0
Aug 14, 2020

Good Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great to work for! Sales has been an awesome opportunity here.

Cons

Wish the pay was better.

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Verified First Response
5y
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you've enjoyed your time with us in the sales role. In the last couple of years we have increased base pay to be in line with market wages, and our bonus pay continues to grow for the employee as the more they sell. If you have feedback on ways to grow that even more - we encourage you to huddle with your manager on it, or send an email to hr@verifiedfirst.com to get that conversation started!
5.0
Apr 5, 2018

Still Growing

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Pros

This company listens. They heard us when we asked for paid holidays. Okay, done. We asked for higher wages. Okay, done. We asked for a better bonus structure. Okay, done. We asked for a corporate membership at a nearby gym. Okay, done. All of these things came in due time and with our hard work to prove that we're worth it. If there are any improvements needed, they assure us that the company is still growing(at the fastest rate than any other company in Idaho) and that we will achieve those improvements. They've proved it over and over again. I always look forward to putting in work all week and seeing this company grow and win awards and do many other big things. It's exciting, it's fun, and we're a family. Can't imagine being anywhere else.

Cons

None. This company doesn't let anything become a "con". If we ask for something, they make it happen.

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Verified First Response
8y
Thank you so much for your feedback! We're proud to grow our employees and excited to see where our award-winning culture takes us next.
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