WorldFirst Reviews

3.7

76% would recommend to a friend

(319 total reviews)

Clara Shi

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

WorldFirst has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 319 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WorldFirst 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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319 reviews
1.0
2 Dec 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It has nice office view, free breakfast and casual dress code. Nice games and friendly Co-workers. Friday less stressed as usual. Good location.

Cons

Hong Kong is a branch not the headquarters be aware that you don’t make the call but those local managers thought they do.

3.0
9 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free breakfast every day, Game room, Relaxed dress code, friendly colleagues, Casual Friday with beer hour and off an hour early, medical coverage

Cons

Repeated tasks, dull and boring routine which can be replaced by computer systems later, and most importantly, limited internal promotion. The company likes to hire senior levels from outside instead of promoting the internal people.. Very high turnover rate in the company too. People tend to work for <1 year in the company

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WorldFirst Response
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Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry you feel there are limited development opportunities in WF. As a business, we invest in our staff and view development, both horizontal and vertical, an essential part of their growth with WF. It has always been one of our key initiatives to support our people to ensure we develop great leaders. We encourage all employees to have a Personal Development Plan so your manager could understand and provide support on your career growth and direction. We have had many successful internal promotions within our WF HK office but like all good businesses, there are times we require to bring in external expertise to ensure we equip ourselves with new skills, ideas and fresh perspectives. If you require further information on our PDP program, please do not hesitate to contact myself or a member of the HR team. WF does not take the view “People” lightly, as you might have noticed we are constantly collecting and reviewing staff feedback through various channels such as engagement survey, town halls, employee forums and 1-on-1 discussions, to understand from staff perspective on the gap we need to improve on and how we could improve collaboratively as one team. In response to your view on repetitive tasks, the business in 2H2017 will increase its focus on initiatives that improve existing processes. You will often hear the term “Acquire Better Process Better” – initiatives that will improve our systems and processes as a core part of our strategy in becoming a scalable and efficient business.
1.0
10 Mar 2017

Not a good company to work in

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The PTO is quite up to standard and u can buy more Days off if you want and full medical coverage.

Cons

Bad working environment , everything is messy. Heavy politics and workload. I don't think they value ppl and put ppl first. They just hire a tons of manual cheap labour to help with routine work. No prospect at all. If you love noisy and messy working environment, welcome to get a job there. A real bad working exp

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