Exciting / Challenging; Great company to work for - Analyst Forward Financing Employee Review

5.0
7 May 2021
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Pros

The people and culture are great. My team is collaborative, while my manager and other peers fully support me while being transparent and honest. Most people work really hard and they encourage the recognition of those who go above and beyond. All past company events have been awesome. Even as we continue to adapt to the "post covid" environment, the company still encourages and organizes remote trainings/workshops, virtual happy hours, themed zoom events, etc.. Investing in employees and creating an atmosphere that 99.9% of the people look forward to being a part of because it's fun and healthy. They go above and beyond to make sure people feel comfortable but also have the opportunity to excuse themselves if they don't want to participate. FF has also been very flexible with working remote during these challenging times. Employees are trusted that they will be efficient and get the job done well. Nearly everyone I work with looks forward to going back into the office (Endless amounts of hard work went into making the environment safe and welcoming). If you are a motivated individual and work hard, your experience will be rewarding and impactful.

Cons

It can be discouraging when more tenured employees display different levels of effort and professionalism. However, it also creates unique opportunities for the top performers who exhibit FF's core values to really stand out and make a direct impact everyday.

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Forward Financing Response
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Thanks so much for leaving us a review! We love to hear that you feel like your team is collaborative, transparent, and honest and appreciate how Forward values hard work and recognition. And thank you for sharing your feedback that you feel like some employees display different levels of effort. We work hard to try to keep team members engaged and excited about their work, but agree that there's many opportunities to have team members stand out and make an impact. Thanks again! People and Culture team

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Cons

None at this time. I am really enjoying my experience working here and look forward to continuing to grow with the company.

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