Executive - Anonymous employee APA Employee Review

APA is a full services financial firm and a wholesaler of financial products nation wide. Great working environment with employees that care about each other. Tom McDermott, the founder and President, is a dedicated entrepreneur with a great deal of experience in business and finance. The company motto is to create opportunity for others. From the HR department that creates fun events for staff to the on duty Chaplain that the staff has access to, it is a defferent work environment than Ive ever had.

Pressure to produce and be successful, although not really a con, is the driving force. The pressure is applied by the employee because of their desire to be a top performer.

If you work there, you can pay $20 to get an unlimited gym membership pass.

They pride themselves on being a "Christian based" company, founded on such beliefs. However, when you get there, the owner (Tom McDermott) will walk past you without speaking, even when spoken to. None of the regional managers knew the payplan, and Tom and his secretary almost got into a quarrel, while trying to explain it to us. APAG is very unsure of how to go about things, as our assignments/focus changed almost bi-weekly. APAG, also burned several bridges with annuity and life agents, who no longer trust the effectiveness and competancies of this company. The LIFE department and the ANNUITY department, are always at odds with eachother, when they should be working together, and people quit all the time here. Many agents call in and feel betrayed, because the head manager of the annuity department makes promises that he doesn't keep, and is usually UNAVAILABLE when they need him. I turned down 3 employment opportunites, because I was led to believe the lies. Hindsight, is definitely 20/20, and I won't be making this mistake again.