Bank of the West Reviews
Updated Aug 3, 2022
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- "Bank is friendly to employees and have good communication through a monthly newsletter." (in 23 reviews)
- "managers have power trips constantly its stress put on you to make your numbers if dont you will be fired" (in 65 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
Inclusive company that cares about social causes and ensuring employees have a good work experience.
Cons
Partnering with other teams is difficult as most individuals only care about covering their own responsibilities instead of nurturing a collaborative environment.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! Being a Great Place to Work is one of the cornerstones of our organization and a key to growing our business for the future.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great company, the people are great.
Cons
I can't find any cons working for BOTW
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Not micro-managed. Decent pay and benefits.
Cons
Job training is not up to par with other banks. There was no HR orientation regarding the bank history, benefits or using the benefits systems. The "training" provided regarding specific job was not actually training but PowerPoint presentation overviews. We were supposed to receive one on one training with our designated mentors that never happened. Additionally I was put on the "on duty" "on call" schedule without training or documentation taking calls from OSOC regarding bank robberies, etc. I also didn't receive any instruction or training regarding handling the emails and cases related to the robbery cases. The "training" is severely lacking and it appears two of the long-time managers withhold important information and one manager appears to be intentionally providing incorrect procedural information. We were not set up for success but for failure.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
- Good professional people - Good Work life balance (obviously, there will be work pressure monthly once and you can always avoid it by being more pro-active) - You can switch between the teams - Remote work is allowed but may not be preferred
Cons
- Salary might be just average - Not many goodies for IT people atleast
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
- average pay - benefits - you can work from home
Cons
I have been with the company with 5 years and have seen a lot of changes from moving jobs to Tempe/ india to the acquisition. They have also let go of so many employees and never received any communications from the manager’s. Senior management acts like they care for your growth and creating a good environment but it’s not true . You will be pressured to work for longer hours and called on weekends .
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Excellent stance on sustainable sourcing, CSR, DEI. Great work life balance. People are very down to earth and friendly. Merging with another bank at this time which will bring about opportunities for current employees.
Cons
None at this time. I've been in the role for a year and I really enjoy working here.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
I enjoy what I do and who I work with.
Cons
I strongly disagree in the banks covid/Vaccine policy. I'm entitled to my own beliefs and feel that it is wrong for any company to demand a person’s personal medical record in any way. This includes vaccines and medical tests.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
I have been in the banking world for 20 years approx. I recently completed my 8 years with Bank of the West (BOTW). BOTW provides a GREAT balance with work/family. BOTW understands the value of family and allows time as needed to take care of your loved ones. BOTW has provided me with many opportunities to move up in career during the 8 years I have recently completed. The upper management really cares and invest their time with staff at the retail/branch level; whether it be career or family related; they really show concern about their employees. BOTW has a great working culture and I look forward to MANY more years of employement with BOTW.
Cons
Frankly - there are none.
Continue readingBank of the West Response
We appreciate your taking the time to leave a review. We Develop is a core value within the Bank. We have programs such as About Me, Individual Development Plans, and mid-year reviews designed to help team members develop their skills and expose them to opportunities within the bank.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great compensation, you can grow with the company and advance quickly. Strong emphasis on customer service.
Cons
The company puts too much on the plates of the branch employees, and has managers, bankers and even tellers calling potential fraud account openers to determine whether they are real or fraudulent, with little training or resources to do so. Strong emphasis on sales.
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Friendly staff…great customers and room for advancement
Cons
Some stress while handling money
Continue readingBank of the West Response
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! We value our team members and have a number of programs designed to create opportunities for team members to grow their career.
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Bank of the West has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,828 reviews left anonymously by employees. 58% of employees would recommend working at Bank of the West to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
58% of Bank of the West employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Bank of the West 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Bank of the West to be work life balance, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.
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