Great team and culture - Director, Technology and Engineering Forward Financing Employee Review

5.0
15 Dec 2018
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Pros

The list of pros is massive, but here are the top five for me: 1) Collaborative and inclusive culture. 2) A leadership team that actively listens to employees and makes decisions from those conversations. 3) Everyone cares about making the company successful. 4) Continuous learning initiatives as a means of investing in employees. 5) Anyone can talk to anyone at a moments notice. BONUS PRO: 6) 1-1 structure and cadence is the best I have ever seen and been a part of.

Cons

Towards the end of my time there, the ratio of meetings to maker time was not ideal. I know that they were/are actively fixing that.

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Forward Financing Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are happy to hear your positive input on our open and collaborative culture. We agree that having too many meetings can have an impact on productivity and we are working to increase some efficiencies in this area. We are excited for the year to come as well! If you have any further feedback to share, please email us at acolety@forwardfinancing.com.

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Cons

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