First Command Financial Services reviews

Siloed Departments: Silos still exist across departments and teams, hindering collaboration. Overworked Teams: Teams can become overworked, making it challenging to add additional headcount when needed. Competitive Pay Concerns: Base pay is lower than the industry average. Salary Review Process: HR conducts annual salary reviews, but job descriptions aren’t always accurate. Pay Disparity for Experience: Employees with 5+ years of experience often appear underpaid compared to new hires with similar experience or roles at other companies. While many of us may be satisfied working here until retirement, it’s important to have a base salary that keeps up with inflation and local market conditions.

While there are growth opportunities, internal promotions and long-tenure causes employees to fall significantly behind the market in compensation as compared to more recent hires. The forced increase in the number of in-office days has caused significant stress without the promised benefit, especially for those with long commutes. I truly believe that there has been a decrease in productivity since the return to office due to the emotional and mental toll of the in-office environment. The company regularly says that they are going to focus on main priorities and not try to do "everything at once", but then they continue to pressure for "everything at once". This runs employees into the ground and contributes to burn-out.