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3.3

63% would recommend to a friend

(97 total reviews)

Howard Hambleton

77% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

American First Finance has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American First Finance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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97 reviews
2.0
6 Oct 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation, benefits, and room for growth. Leadership surprised employees with gifts and fun events in ways that were genuine and heartfelt.

Cons

There was a hidden culture of micromanagement, gossip, and rampant backbiting. If benefits are a priority and you have stamina for enduring office politics, it might be doable. Maintaining a defensive posture is a must, as your decisions and motives will be frequently called into question. This toxicity adds a stressful component to an already fast-paced environment where most tasks have an exceedingly high sense of urgency. Completing work outside of regular hours was normal. It was also common to be called on evenings, weekends, and during PTO and often without getting a courtesy text message first. If you want to be treated as an adult and be implicitly trusted to complete your best work among courteous colleagues, consider looking elsewhere. I resigned after experiencing the deterioration of mental and physical wellbeing for the reasons described above and because of situations where professional boundaries were crossed.

3.0
29 July 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people that work at AFF are absolutely fantastic and go above and beyond to ensure their employees are well taken care of. At face value, the energy exuded by the team and the corporate events that keep you engaged and having fun is great.

Cons

However, below the surface, there are some real issues at hand. As this is a small company that is exponentially expanding its departments, there are bound to be some growing pains. Be aware that, if you plan on obtaining a position in the Compliance Department, this is a non-traditional office that will require a lot of self-direction and micromanagement from multiple levels, as well as from other teams within the company. In my experience, it is the other teams that go to Compliance to review various items before implementation; however, this is not always the case here. Overall, make your decision wisely. If you are all about the perks of corporate benefits, this is the job for you. If you want to take a position in Compliance and take your job seriously, I would recommend you find another company, as there are various issues that have yet to have been uncovered. Be prepared to deal with unruly people that override your decisioning process and "shut up and color."

1.0
24 Oct 2018

DISREPUTABLE TO WORK FOR

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Anyone not in management is nice and doesn't lie to your face.

Cons

Anyone in management lies to your face, slanders your reputation despite giving you glowing accolades. You can get "Employee of the Month" and get fired the next day. Really negative atmosphere in IT the CIO is treading water trying to get his software he built in PHP to work with AS400 and does hot fixes himself daily without documentation so the developers re-break stuff when they push their code.

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