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America First Credit Union

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America First Credit Union reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(535 total reviews)

Thayne Shaffer

83% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

America First Credit Union has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 535 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The America First Credit Union employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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535 reviews
1.0
Apr 16, 2024

Hr retaliatez

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people on ground level

Cons

Worked ther 17 years, I was targeted by mgmt for pointing out issue in our process. After about 10 years. My first lead refused to write me up because my production and work quality was high. So they changed my leadership and went looking for problems. I started getting reports from several coworkers the had been approached and asked for a list of my errors. In on on one's they created lists of items I allegedly overlooked, then when I challenged them they backtracked. Finally i.was written up and placed on audit, when I passed my audit my lead approached the auditor and asked if they were giving me special treatment. Then my lead changed my auditor and of course I passed again. I was diagnosed with cancer while working there and the manager who targeted me was on the board for care a lot. I.was nominated to receive help by coworkers and she bocked it saying there was no need. I had to cash out my 401k to survive financially. Finally while doing chemo I was called into hr as soon as my fmla expired. I was told if I didn't quit I'd be fired because I was temporarily unable to work 40 hrs a week. I had seen major concessions made for othe employees while working there. One employee was given assistance while her son was expending emptional.problems and another took off months. Afcu extended beifits based on popularity.

2.0
Mar 22, 2024

Ok company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They have good benefits and give a decent bonus.

Cons

They don't care about their employees. The pay could be better. It takes a lot to get a promotion and its all about who you know.

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America First Credit Union Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. We are consistently evaluating compensation in the marketplace to ensure competitive pay for our employees. In addition to competitive pay, we also offer a competitive benefits package to further support our employees’ and their families. We also promote a strong culture of caring and service to both employees and members. We believe in providing opportunities to our employees, and our robust training programs and our career path provide numerous ways for employees to learn and advance.
2.0
Sep 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to work from home after a certain amount of time. You don't have to provide your own equipment. Ability to transfer departments after 6 months. Training is thorough. Met quite a few nice peers.

Cons

Employees need permission from supervisors to go to the bathroom and they are timed. Must take calls back to back or face a penalty if you need a few minutes between long calls. Can't hang up on members who are being verbally abusive. Supervisors often refuse to assist on a call even when a member explicitly requests a supervisor. Employees are expected to stay however long after shift is scheduled to end if on a call, and even must be taking calls up until the last second of their scheduled shift. If working a closing shift, all calls in the que must be answered, even if you must stay hours after shift ends. Huge turnover rate, so management doesn't put in much effort with individual employees. Only really advances from within, so you have to start at the bottom before you are able to transfer departments or receive a fair wage. Anytime these issues were brought to management by either myself or my peers, we were always told, "No, that isn't our policy! We don't do that!" Then turn around and continue to do the things they say they don't. Severely understaffed, so the call volume is astronomical which adds more pressure to reps and makes members angrier. The pay is much lower than other CUs and call centers, with no bonuses or incentives. Reps are expected to upsell members no matter what the member is calling in for. If you are able to stick it out while waiting to move departments, there will not be any kind of significant pay increase.

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America First Credit Union Response
2y
Thanks for your review! We value your feedback, both positive and constructive, and will use this to improve our practices moving forward. Thank you again for your review and we will share it will our team!
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