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      Populus Financial Group

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      Populus Financial Group Reviews

      3.5

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (38 total reviews)
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      Jay Shipowitz

      75% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture and values

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      Populus Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Populus Financial Group 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

      38 reviews
      2.0
      31 Mar 2021

      Constant Direction Changes

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Good pay relative to the market. - Some of the folks are good to work with (but some others are snakes) - The new facilities are nice. - Good benefits. - They are making a concerted effort to replace their payday products with more consumer-friendly installment loan products.

      Cons

      Because the payday lending industry is so heavily regulated, the reactionary (almost panicked) direction changes are constant. On top of that, everyone lives in fear of Jay (the CEO), and he often has unrealistic expectations for what "must" be done in a given time frame. This inability to listen to reason creates a ton of stress down the chain that results in a lot of finger pointing and over-worked employees.

      2.0
      24 Mar 2020

      Year End

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Depending on your work group, you can have a very positive experience. My experience was very good. Other groups work together okay, but there is a lack of vision/leadership that pits department heads against each other.

      Cons

      CEO acts emotionally instead of using maturity and logic.

      3.0
      29 Jul 2020

      Ok place to work at.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - People. Met amazing people who've become life long friends. - Opportunity to manage large projects.

      Cons

      - Flexibility. Still a traditional company that doesn't like people WFH. COVID has changed that but let's see what happens once this is over. - The industry is too volatile. - Lots of politics. Firing people for personal grudges. Too many organizational changes. Some awful leaders. - Projects move too slowly.

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