BOK Financial Reviews

Pros

Lots of room to move up in the department if you are willing to put in the work. They love to hire within and promote up. My peers and mangers a couple years ago are now Directors and CCOs. Flexibility with WFH 2x a week. Great benefits, time off, work life balance and bonuses .

Cons

Corporate Gallups surveys, employee engagement, annual goals. If you aren’t into that kind of stuff it can be a real stressor. A little behind on the times when it comes to technology. Need more mentoring and training for some positions.

Pros

I have worked at BOK Financial for five years. In the time here, I have had two promotions and an opportunity to work in another line of business. Having worked for a highly toxic culture previous to my time at BOKF, I was hesitant to take the opportunity but am so glad I did. I genuinely feel that I work for nice and honest people who want to do right by their employees, despite no organization being perfect. If you work hard, ask questions and build your internal network, you will succeed!

Cons

No place is perfect. Banking as an industry is still considered "old school" and certainly male dominated. Although we are seeing changes in diversity in leadership, I know we still have room to grow here. It will be interesting to see how this organization looks in 5-10 years when the Boomers have retired.

Pros

The company is very involved in the community, and delegates you volunteer hours that you can get paid for. The management in my department is very open with changes they are considering, and active in trying to make an inclusive and pleasant work- environment. Hybrid schedule available after 90 days, beginning with 1 day remote and can eventually be permitted 2 days if work performance is met/exceeded. Management in this department recognizes employees for the work that they do, and is very focused on building up the team.

Cons

The only cons I can think of are the following: -other financial institutions in the area pay more for a starting position with the same duties, but I do also consider the culture of the company and BOK has an amazing culture. -Max of 2 days working remote - previous financial institutions allowed me to come and go from the office at my discretion, with the option of every day working from home. My other company also issued out a full set of remote equipment that we had to sign for, but BOK does not. I recognize the cost a company this large would take for doing this, but it would still be something nice to have instead of providing your own monitors, adapters and such. As far as Benefits - They have addressed this in a Town Hall meeting, employees who make a lower salary pay less out-of-pocket for things such as medical, while the employees who make just above starting pay and above pay more than other places of employment. Access to Medical care is not limited, it is just a higher cost out of pocket than anywhere else I have worked.

Pros

Solidity in the market Financially sound (to my knowledge) Lots of departments, and seemingly lots of mobility.

Cons

Lack of access to that mobility in my experience. Middle management a bit of a mess in my department.

Pros

Taught new hires well, incentives are not terrible.

Cons

Hard to move up, micromanaging, not flexible with time management, sometimes hard to use pto and vacation days.

Pros

Good experience and place to work

Cons

Minimal movement , need more management help

Pros

BOKF provides the ability to move upward within the company over time.

Cons

Though a hybrid schedule is often an option, fully remote typically is not.

Pros

Paycheck never bounced It’s name appears on buildings around tulsa

Cons

C level down to middle management is rife with evangelicals, homophones, and misogynists.

Pros

You can tattle on anyone for any reason and it will be taken seriously by Employee Relations If you are a manager and don't like someone, HR will find a reason to terminate them even if its something on their personal social media or a "he said, she said" situation. Very woke organization so you never have to worry about someone saying Merry Christmas to you Benefits are ok... There is a chik-fil-A in the building where the offices are Great place to get in, get some experience, and then find a better place for more money

Cons

Unethical hiring and termination processes. I witnessed several people get terminated for bogus reasons. Working in the office but I heard recently they went to a hybrid environment so maybe that is better They say they want new ideas and opinions but really if you don't drink the BOK koolaid then it's only a matter of time before you are gone. Happens in EVERY department. During covid, when everyone returned to office they only made those not vaccinated wear masks AT ALL TIMES. Completely fair don't ya think. Strong belief in "perception is everything"

Pros

Great company with great people that all work towards common goals. Company offers all the forms of lending options from personal to business options

Cons

Lacking in some tools that would allow me to better market towards potential clients. No real opportunity for career growth in my field.