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The Pacific Financial Group Reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Megan Meade and Nick Scalzo

77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

The Pacific Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Pacific Financial Group 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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25 reviews
1.0
9 Sept 2018

ProTools/RiskPro

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, lots of PTO allocated (being allowed to use it is another issue to be discussed below), great co-workers at the Ballard office.

Cons

No 401(k) match, no bonus, no equity, no salary reviews/raises. CEO of ProTools/RiskPro subsidiary was very unprofessional in both email and personal interactions. He would go on obscenity filled tirades that were not productive or constructive. He would also deny PTO requests, seemingly for no good reason. He had no idea how to run a software shop or the intricacies of development organizations. Priorities would change on a whim. Feature requests would be made without providing sufficient requirements. An attempt was made at completely shuttering the ProTools/RiskPro operation in Ballard, but that didn’t succeed, so they laid off half of the staff while outsourcing development to an Indian company. The writing was on the wall for this to occur as they stopped hiring developers and other technical people but hired “product consultants" and other management instead. The remaining technical staff remain solely to keep the current product running and provide any remaining cross-training and data to the outsourcing company. The layoffs were poorly handled, remaining staff were left to watch those laid off as they boxed up their belongings.

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The Pacific Financial Group Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. Notwithstanding the hardship related to office closings, the behaviors and issues you’ve described in your review are not aligned with our values. We take this very seriously as we strive to foster a culture where all employees feel their concerns and ideas are valued. We have enhanced our codes of conduct to ensure a welcoming workplace. We have also taken great steps to mentor our leadership team, enhance our technology expertise, improve our PTO policy and focus on each employee’s personal growth and development.
3.0
26 June 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Location Hours Lots to learn Nice co-workers Open to new ideas for processes & procedures

Cons

No training Lots of office politics No work flexibility Hard to take time off Lots of favoritism towards some employees

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The Pacific Financial Group Response
7y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We have taken steps to nurture a culture of growth and opportunity. We offer training webinars to help all our employees grow in the industry, as well as provide multiple benefits to help employees with their work/life balance.
1.0
20 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good way to get into the financial industry - When the market closes so does the office

Cons

- Pay - Early Hours - Micromanagement - PTO and sick time all pulled from the same bank - No room for growth within the company - Office politics

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The Pacific Financial Group Response
7y
Thank you so much for your feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to review Pacific Financial Group. We have taken strides to develop our culture and work/life balance. We have also grown our leadership and provide our employees with various opportunities to learn about different segments of the industry and to grow within.
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