employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

First National Financial

Engaged employer

First National Financial Reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(372 total reviews)
avatar

Jason Ellis

91% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

First National Financial has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 372 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First National Financial employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

372 reviews
1.0
5 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You can work from home but there is very little interaction with your coworkers

Cons

Always understaffed and during busy periods you’re expected to work overtime. Brokers can be nasty on the phone, for the work load the pay doesn’t match at all. During the summer I’d need to work on weekends just to make sure my inbox wasn’t very overloaded on Monday. My manager held very few teams meetings (only 3 over the summer in 2021) and you can feel isolated from your coworkers/manager. No social events where held during COVID such as secret Santa etc.

3.0
14 Jun 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Working from home they send you full equipment - You learn a lot about mortgages and the lifecycle of a mortgage - Some perks: Bonuses, sometimes they send little Christmas gifts, virtual game nights, etc. - Health/Dental benefits/Salary

Cons

- The pay is mediocre considering the company. You work 8:30-5 instead of 9-5 because they open at 8:30, but you get the same pay as 9-5 because it's worked out in the 1hr unpaid lunch. - Working from home they track your computer usage to make sure you're working at all times, even if there isn't any work, or you've completed your work - you have to be in front of the computer so they feel like they're getting their money worth - You have to be a part of the group chat on Teams, and there are really weird boundaries in terms of the things management & staff alike talk about/offensive jokes they make to each other/the jokes they make about clients - When hired to work from home, it feels like no one really wants to train you because they assign co-workers to train you and obviously they're not getting extra pay to waste time with your questions. So, it's pretty much figure it out yourself and get reprimanded when you make a mistake - The work is pretty mindless and repetitive - There is really nowhere to go in terms of career movement. Like you can be in customer service, then maybe move over to entry-level admin, senior admin, then supervisor/ manager but that's really it, unless you go to school to work in actual mortgage underwriting or something. It takes 5+ years for promotion from entry-level to little-above-entry-level.

1.0
5 Dec 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people you meet who truly work hard

Cons

Management is absolutely horrendous Management will chew you up until you go on depression leave Management does not care about you at all I'm pretty sure a $20k pay decrease year over year is classified as constructive dismissal

avatar
First National Financial Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. At First National, we value our employees and their opinions. We would like to understand more about your concerns. Ensuring First National has a great work environment for all employees is a priority to us. Please reach out to our HR department.
Viewing 1 - 3 of 372 Reviews

Glassdoor has 411 First National Financial reviews submitted anonymously by First National Financial employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if First National Financial is right for you.