Freedom to innovate and try new tech. You have as much control over your roadmap and destiny as you want. Conversely, if you don't push for it, you won't get it. It feels like a really mature engineering org.
Cons
Because we are heavily regulated industry, there is also a mountain of compliance work, which is very unsexy, but compulsory to maintain a good customer experience.
SoFi Response
1y
First and foremost, thank you for being on this journey with us for 6 years! We are helping to transform an industry that hasn't changed in decades, and it is hard work! It's great to hear you feel the freedom to innovate and grow in your career at SoFi. We greatly appreciate you sharing your experience so others know what to expect. SoFi has ambitious goals, creating a dynamic environment in which we must adapt to meet the needs of our employees, Members, and the fast-moving fintech industry. If you have any suggestions on how we can continue improving the employee experience, please get in touch with us at glassdoor@sofi.org. Thank you for being a part of the SoFamily!
You are only required to work from the office 1 day of the week and the rest from home. The Benefit package is great. The company has free snacks, fruits and drinks at the office and it provides the employees with lunch at least once a month while at the office.
Cons
You are literately a modern day slave with low pay and a tone of work. After a few months you have to get upskilled (more work) without any additional compensation. You are constantly evaluated: First call resolution is huge, the goal is for the member not to have to call back in at least a week. The company wants the call to last less than 5 minutes (or you get dinged). The company wants the members to respond to the surveys and if they don't it counts against you. if you go on chats, you will have to serve maneuver between two different once at the same time. You ONLY get a 30 minute lunch break and two 15 minute breaks. It is difficult to go to the restroom because while on the phones there is NO actual bathroom disposition and so you will get dinged and if it takes you longer than 5 minutes you get a message from intrudium informing you that you are out of adherence. The technology is the worse I have ever had to work with. It uses a program called Zscaler that is constantly disconnecting and when it does, it interrupts all of the other programs that are required to work with, in which case you have to inform WFM that you are having tech issues either by telephone or by sending a Workflow and hope it gets approved. While in training you are informed that you will only get paid up to 1 hr while having a tech issue. Workflows are huge and used for everything, including if you are suppose to clock out for the day but you are still on a call and it makes you go over 5 minutes (or you get dinged). Putting in for PTO or Sick Time is also not easy either, it's all about the companies needs so, hopefully you will get approved or maybe not. H.R. is only there a bit while you are hired and of course if you are let go but other than that, not sure what they do because there is no real connection.
SoFi Response
1w
Hi there, thank you for leaving a review. We're sorry your experience didn't match your expectations and encourage you to reach out to glassdoor@sofi.org to discuss your review in more detail.