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Athena Home Loans Reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

55% positive business outlook

Athena Home Loans has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Athena Home Loans 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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18 reviews
5.0
12 Dec 2022

Fantastic company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good facilities, support and overall environment

Cons

Normal start up pains with timing of projects

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Athena Home Loans Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about Athena. We're pleased to read that you enjoy working here and appreciate your feedback!
2.0
24 Jun 2022

High turn-over and long hours

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

My direct manager is highly supportive, and the company tends to run lots of events. Work arrangements are flexible between in office and remote. Generally relaxed culture, executives and leadership team are approachable

Cons

The process for approving a loan has become very unwieldy and difficult to manage. There is a lot of friction between the working groups and lack of a coherent workflow. Senior leadership opt for many changes in succession which results in cascading and accumulating issues due to insufficient change management and training. There is a strong expectation to work high amounts of overtime to get ahead. Though the culture is relaxed at times, it can be highly political regarding promotions. Many staff were also made redundant, some starting as little as 3 months ago. Athena has an extensive track record of purging temporary staff or staff on probation (as far back as 2019), so I would recommend all prospective employees to consider this prior to undertaking employment at Athena.

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Athena Home Loans Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience at Athena. We are glad to know that you feel supported by your direct manager and enjoy the flexible and relaxed culture we strive to create. We also appreciate your constructive feedback regarding our loan approval process and workflow and change management. We have made significant investments in technology and process improvements to streamline our loan approval process and we will continue to make enhancements to ensure a more efficient and effective process for our staff and customers. If there are any specific issues that you would like to discuss further, we encourage you to reach to our people team directly at peopleteam@athena.com.au.
2.0
1 Sept 2023

Marketing

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great office space in Sydney CBD

Cons

Bad stakeholder management and lack of transparency in the hiring process

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Athena Home Loans Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding our stakeholder management and transparency in the hiring process. We’re disappointed you feel this way and would love to know of any specific examples. Your insights can help us pinpoint areas for improvement. If you're interested in sharing please feel free to reach out to our people team at peopleteam@athena.com.au.
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