The Fund Reviews

Pros

In the title industry the knowledge and education sets the industry standard.
Employees are dedicated and well trained
Employee service department is helpful
Branches are very nicely maintained
Employees develop family like atmosphere
Underwriting attorneys are top notch

Cons

Slow to hire when business increases
Financial situation is diminished
Slow to adapt to new technologies
Employee shortages in legal department makes responses slow for agents and employees.

Pros

Pay was good and work hours were relatively flexible. Project was pretty interesting. Most people on the team were great.

Cons

Middle level management was weak and incompetent. Timelines and planning was unrealistic. Architecture team was arrogant and opinionated. Office is outdated.

Advice to Senior Management

Put your act together before it is to late. Stop putting in charge people who can talk but can't do real work.

Pros

The best reason to work at The Fund is the joy a person would get from working for a small company that thinks it's a mid-sized organization. The companies stresses having a family-like atmosphere. They are also very flexible if time is needed to take care of personal issues. During good years there is a 7% bonus structure that all employees are allowed to participate in. Also their headquarters is in a good location for those that live on the east side of Orlando.

Cons

There are many downsides to working for The Fund:
~ Salaries are low;
~ There is no defined career path, once you reach the top of your pay scale that's where you are, period;
~ There are several cliques within the organization and if you're not in one of those, you are pretty much doomed;
~ During layoffs they company choose longevity over someone who has the knowledge, skills,and experience to keep the company on track through rough times;
~ HR is more of a department to keep the company out of legal troubles than a real Human Resource organization
~ The CIO and direct reports should all be replaced, mismanagement of company funds has been horrendous in this division, most companies would not have allowed this type of financial irresponsibility to continue for so long

Advice to Senior Management

The company would be better served with management giving their notice and getting some senior managers and executives who know what they are doing.

Pros

The salaries and benefits are the best! I don't know of any other company in Florida that provides the same level of benefits at such a low cost to the employees. Also, in-house educational seminars are available to further employee knowledge and keep them apprised of new laws.

Cons

No opportunity for advancement at local level due to majority of long term employees, and the next closest office is the Headquarters in Orlando, Florida. As with any large company, if you want to get noticed, it is usually necessary to work at Headquarters, otherwise, you're just a name and a number at a branch office.

Advice to Senior Management

An across the board pay reduction of say, ten percent, would have been a better alternative than to lay off long-tenured employees. When the real estate market turns around, and it will, some of your best (former) employees will be working for the competition due to the way they were treated.