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Northwest Federal Credit Union

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Waiting for the shoe to drop - Anonymous employee Northwest Federal Credit Union Employee Review

2.0
Aug 27, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are amazing, 401k and benefits are only reason I'm still there. While I wait for these benefits to gal to the wayside like the others I can honestly say I have met some of my best friends working here, half of them no longer work here.

Cons

Pay, respect, communication, trust, cooperation, culture, ethics, micro management, the feeling of job satisfaction is terrible, the thought of internal promotion is gone, the idea of job security or appreciation does not exist. I'm waiting for the charter to change from credit union to bank. The employees are understaffed and not given overtime but are staying anyway to finish work out of fear that they will loose their jobs for not being productive enough. Internal promotion has fallen to the wayside as a majority of all job and job listings have been external hires. They apparently have executives meet with employees every quarter, must be just certain departments because I haven't seen anyone other than when they come to tell management we need to work harder. It's no longer an atmosphere of the company taking care of its own but instead it's about how much money can be made and who can they blame. Training is a laughing matter, all new hires be warned its trial by fire and you better hope your department has someone with enough time to teach you your job. As for HR, they tell everyone everything that is going on. The main location is like being in high school all over again with cliques and rumors.

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Northwest Federal Credit Union Response
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Northwest Federal Credit Union has grown to over 3 billion in assets with a growth of 100 employees over the past two years. This type of growth often necessitates change. There are many internal promotions occurring as a result of this growth; we recently promoted a new project coordinator, business control manager, marketing coordinator and event coordinator from among the ranks of our exceptional employees. We will continue to post positions on our web site for internal and external candidates to ensure that we find the best candidate for each role. While there are many avenues for suggestions (anonymous or open), please consider working through your manager to ensure your voice is heard. Employees can also submit ideas and suggestions through our Innovations Team. We appreciate your feedback and your tenure with Northwest Federal.

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