Join At Your Own Risk - Anonymous employee Axos Bank Employee Review

2.0
Mar 25, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

• Lots of room for growth • Lots of young people if you’re young and looking to make friends at work • Very social, lots of spontaneous social events organized by coworkers • Never a dull moment • If you’re good at networking and socializing, and good at your job, you can get quite far • There are some very experienced and knowledgeable people at this company who you can learn a lot from, if they like you enough to teach or mentor you • Fancy office, good location

Cons

• Very low pay, no matter how much they try to sell their high bonus rates with stock compensation, it’s still not competitive especially since only 1/3 of your stock vests after each year • All analysts get paid a low hourly rate and work overtime to earn a little more, but if you’re unlucky, some managers restrict overtime • They tend to decrease your base pay when converting your pay from hourly to salary because they give you an increase based on the assumption that you only work 40 hours a week, but most people work a lot of overtime, so effectively they are getting a decrease in pay and many have quit because of this • Environment can get pretty hostile, people throw each other under the bus all the time, accuse each other of wrongdoing without evidence and not many people have your back, it’s more of a every person for themselves culture • A lot of people try to take advantage of others by trying to get others to do admin work or uninteresting work that they don’t feel like doing, especially with those more junior than them, and they tend to treat you with rudeness and disrespect when you set some boundaries for what you’re willing and not willing to do • You really need to be independent and a self starter because training is poor to nonexistent, and if you’re unlucky, you might end up on a team with an incompetent manager (which there are many of those) who will teach you the wrong concepts or give you incorrect guidance • If you’re too introverted with poor social skills, you won’t make it very far even if you’re good at your job, you’d have to be amazing otherwise the social mediocre coworker will bypass you • HR is more of a formality, many workers who have had complaints of harassment etc. filed against them (of which there are quite a few) still work at the company and had no actions taken against them, be prepared to take care of yourself and watch your own back, no one will protect you from bullies (of which there are many)

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Sounds like this just wasn't the right fit.

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5.0
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Pros

• Realistic goals • Cutting-edge technology that speeds up the work • Solid career progression opportunities • Smart colleagues • Great compensation and generous benefits

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

• Workloads were consistently extreme, leaving employees with no real relief or balance • Employees were expected to work excessively long and exhausting hours on a constant basis • Daily expectations were unrealistically high, creating a cycle of stress and disappointment • The environment showed little regard for employee wellbeing or sustainable working conditions • Burnout became a constant risk due to sustained pressure and lack of support • Leadership showed no visible concern for struggling employees and failed to check in or offer help • Communication and support from top leadership were largely absent during periods of high stress • Colleagues were also overwhelmed and overworked, leaving little ability to provide meaningful support • The overall atmosphere created isolation and frustration due to lack of assistance and empathy

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