Was very excited and confident at first impression of Spire's care and recognition of employees. - Banker Blaze Credit Union Employee Review

3.0
6 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Co-workers, genuine CEO, many long-time employees with impressive knowledge and fun personalities.

Cons

Some of the branch managers/assistant BM's have no idea how to perform the job they manage. Seemed as if they were hired because they knew someone, not because they were qualified. I'll admit, I was going through a rough time in life during my employment there and regretfully I was not a good employee because of it. However, I floated between 3 branches which were all a very different atmosphere. The job position was not well established. As a new employee with an impressive background of credit union experience, I felt stupidly underestimated having to witness a clueless manager epically fail at solving a basic system error. Adapting to a new branch atmosphere every week should have been a cake walk for me. Sadly, the gossipy unwelcoming and unappreciative employee cliques made it a nightmare. Only one branch I looked forward to going to, which resulted in excessive tardiness and call-ins at the branches I was miserable at. I take full responsibility for my poor work ethic during my employment at Spire and I'm embarrassed that I couldn't do better at the time. However, I didn't realize how unbelievably miserable that job was until I was fired from it. Devastation of losing my job quickly turned into a sigh of relief. Bummer I didn't have a better experience but maybe it just wasn't for me.

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5.0
15 May 2026
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Pros

Collaboration with entire mortgage team No micromanaging, able to work independently. Decent pay and bonus Appropriate amount of work with opportunity for overtime

Cons

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3.0
18 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Generous benefits that support employee health. Considerate managers and close knit teams. Fun holiday outings and generous quarterly goals paid out to the entire company.

Cons

You have to remain in your hired position for one full year before you are ever considered to be a worthy candidate for an internal position even if you would be a superior applicant for another role Blaze is hiring for. If you start in customer service good luck ever getting out of it unless that is what you want. There are rigid requirements on upward mobility and even if you prove yourself you will have to wait. If you ever thought working remotely at Blaze would be an option, there are employees who work remotely in admin that are being pushed out, the company is slowly pushing employees back into office.

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Blaze Credit Union Response
10mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. At Blaze Credit Union, we strive to maintain a positive and supportive work environment for all employees. While we cannot discuss specific details of individual employment situations publicly, we take all feedback seriously and use it as an opportunity to improve. We encourage you to reach out to our HR department directly at Hrmail@blazecu.com if you would like to discuss your concerns further.
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