How are the career development opportunities at First Tech Federal Credit Union?

Great work place and opportunities to advance in your career.

They have low wages compared to other corporation.

They conduct quarterly surveys to see how the employees are feeling. Then they ignore the negative responses completely.

Pay is below average. Bonuses are a joke. No growth Opportunities, they only hire upper management from outside. A select few may climb ranks but it involves a lot of brown-nosing. Poor upper management with no direction. No communication or prioritization from senior executives on company vision. You can work there for 25 years and get laid off on a whim because it will make the senior executives look good on paper for the shareholders.

I've worked here for the past month, and have worked with many companies previously. Car industry, Solar, Restaurants, by far this has been my best experience. My managers have wowed me with their devotion to the team. Forcing us to take breaks, take long lunches, ordering Starbucks or bakery goods for us. The pay starting out especially for me being 19 is manageable, and there are tons of growth opportunities within. If you're looking for a place to grow and develop this is it! I've only had good experiences at the Cupertino branch and after being someone who moves jobs frequently. I will stay for a while here!

I wish I could say there are cons, there are none so far. Everyone has been great to me and it doesn't even feel like work. I get excited to be in office, which is a foreign concept for me. I've always dreaded work even in the beginnings of new jobs, here it's been different.

Friendly coworkers who are generally supportive of one another.

Can be slow to see career advancement.

Competitive compensation structure Career growth opportunities Work-life balance Strong member-focused culture Broad financial exposure

Sales pressure (not facing to members) Emotional workload Limited high-end advisory depth Performance expectations

very nice working environment, colleagues are super cooperative

Need more career growth opportunities

Strong business financials with bright future and potential for personal growth. Comprehensive training and excellent support from peers.

Strong sales culture which may not be for everybody.

Things started off GREAT. They showed culture, value in the members and employees, communication was not transactional. The benefits packages are inclusive and cover quite a bit. The option to work from home 2 days a week was awesome.

Abrupt changes killed the energy entirely, management taking lower level employee ideas and making it their own without recognition was a knife in the back.

First Tech is supportive and encourages all employees to continue learning and growing in their career. l appreciate the ability to navigate my career and continually learn.

When driving critical and needed innovation, additional change management and discovery is needed before implementing.

Great people, nice offices, remote/hybrid workplace.

There have been at least three rounds of layoffs (that I'm aware of) within the last two years. The credit union is discarding people with vast knowledge, skills, and experience both in their roles/industry and specifically at First Tech. I have seen careers on an upward trajectory abruptly cut short, with people promoted only to have their new jobs eliminated with no apparent warning. I find this precarity disturbing and am beginning to feel disillusioned with First Tech as a place to grow a career.