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First Tech Federal Credit Union

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First Tech Federal Credit Union Reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(547 total reviews)
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Shruti Miyashiro

71% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

First Tech Federal Credit Union has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 547 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Tech Federal Credit Union employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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547 reviews
1.0
10 Aug 2019

Typical Big Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Stated values/vision/mission are progressive and positive (though totally aspirational and now unreachable by this group of leaders)

Cons

Politics, favoritism, hypocrisy, duplicity, hidden agendas, low pay, few advancement opportunities without playing political games, and the list goes on

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First Tech Federal Credit Union Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your views. First Tech has experienced rapid growth in response to increasing demand for the products and experiences we deliver to members. Growth creates a necessary (but generally healthy) level of strain on people, systems, and the managers/coaches that we look to assist team members in realizing their potential. While we work hard to help team members thrive in this environment (training, process improvement, highly competitive market based compensation and active listening), we, and some of our leaders occasionally fail to meet the needs or expectations of team members. The comments in your note suggest that we failed to meet your expectations. That’s a failure that we regret and need to learn from. While your experiences may have been painful or personally disappointing, First Tech remains an employer of choice for more than 1,500 team members, many of whom share their candid feedback (praise and pain points) with the hope that we can grow stronger as a team and organization. I would encourage you to follow the lead of other FT employees by taking advantage of my open door policy. We’re here to listen to your feedback and truly want to make your experience with us a great one. I hope to hear from you soon.
2.0
25 Mar 2023

Toxic and outdated

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The loan discounts and credit card interest caps are great.

Cons

-Heavy misogyny, especially in sales where you are more likely to be promoted because you’re part of a clique or you’re charming. The “we are family” vibes are toxic favoritism in disguise, and only a select few are actually a part of that family. It’s hard to keep it professional when management spends time with certain employees outside of work on a regular basis and we all know it. - corporate is in Hillsboro and is so far removed from anything, you’ll be forced to go in to the office just to sit on webex all day for a lot of jobs just to have presence even though there is no value in it -the open concept office is cold unwelcoming and awful, if you’re ever talking to a member or in a meeting you’re sitting inches from loud conversations all the time and it’s incredibly distracting not to mention you’re so much more likely to get sick coming in to an office with no personal space

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First Tech Federal Credit Union Response
3y
Thank you for leaving a review. We take your feedback seriously and have shared it with the appropriate teams. Our flexible workplace allows many employees to work remotely in some capacity, but based on specific business needs, there are some roles that require coming into the office. We strive to create an environment where employees feel valued and are given equitable opportunities to advance in their careers at First Tech. Please consider reaching out to Human Resources or a member of the Executive Team who have an open-door policy to identify ways to better your experience at First Tech.
1.0
27 Apr 2019

B of A 2.0

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Pros

The only pro, Paid holidays off

Cons

We are officially bofa 2.0 region 2 has all upper management from bofa that can’t separate banks vs cu. -no our incentive was not changed with us in mind. We get paid per product now and let me tell you a majority of us retail people use to bank on our quarterly incentives to make up the gap in base pay. But no that’s been taken away from us now. -terrible pay. Why are employees who have busted their back sides for years for this company making way less than the new kid? -thank you HR for not taking our concerns seriously, we have an issue with a manager and your solution is to have us talk with our manager? Don’t you think we have tried that?

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First Tech Federal Credit Union Response
7y
Thank you for five years of service to our members and for your candid feedback on our bonus program and efforts to better advocate for our members at the branch level. As you know, we strive to consistently delight members through service and product advocacy from great team members like you. We try to maintain a keen awareness of our flaws and occasional failures by constantly soliciting feedback and maintaining an open door policy. Your unlimited access to all members of the Executive Team provides you with the ability to voice concerns and secure a timely response. Feel free to reach out to any member of the Executive Team to dive deeper into the exploration of any and all issues, and let us help you find a path toward a higher degree of purpose and job satisfaction.
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