Not as good as it seemed - Recruiter Affirm Employee Review

2.0
Jul 25, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*good benefits *decent work life balance

Cons

too many managers with little to no experience were promoted during the hyper growth. they had and still have no idea what they're doing. unfair wages across teams. saw this in the offers i gave out and internal comparators on my own team. there were male recruiters getting paid way more than female recruiters with way more experience. they claim to care about equity but did not see this being practiced. i was once was told to give an offer to a female engineer 20K less than what I had given another male candidate 2 weeks prior despite the two having very similar backgrounds. i had to constantly argue to try to get equitable offers for my female candidates. theres alot of micro managing. they would have 4 leads and 5 ICs working on one project that should really only take 1 person a week to complete. alot of favoritism going around the TA team. managers wont ask for volunteers for new exciting projects and responsibilities. they will just assign it to their favorite buddy

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Affirm Response
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Thanks for sharing your feedback. We value the input of all past and present Affirmers as we continuously strive to improve. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and promoting an inclusive environment. As part of that commitment, we have a comprehensive and transparent pay structure in place to ensure fairness and competitiveness across and within teams. We regularly review our compensation practices and benchmark against industry standards to make adjustments as needed. Additionally, all offers go through an approval process with a specific lens for internal parity. Any decisions made regarding offers are thoroughly assessed based on several factors, including experience, skill set, geography, role, and market conditions. Our goal is to ensure that each candidate is treated fairly and offered a competitive package that is consistent with our pay practices and philosophy.

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