BECU reviews

Can be very stressful job

I've been with BECU for long enough to see it double in size and view the fallout from such growth. In the beginning things were fun and I enjoyed working hard because it really seemed like the credit union was focused on serving its members and the community. Flash forward to present day and most of the c-suite has been replaced with bankers which has diluted the secret sauce. BECU now just feels like a for-profit bank (but with non-profit salaries). -Work life balance has been poor across all teams. -C suite pushes initiatives leading SVPs/VPs to squeeze employees. Half the time project go no where. -C-suite responds to work life balance complaints by making empty promises or creating "business partner" roles to make projects more efficient. This just adds meetings to the calendar and the business partners throw around "corporate speak" which causes the environment to be sterile. MGMT then pats themselves on the back for increasing efficiency. -Low pay - Way behind the time on technology. If you are coming from a larger company expect to spend more time on manual processes. Oh and MGMT will just tell you to improve the processes but won't give you resources or budget. BECU is just a bank now (e.g. CEO pulls 7 figure compensation). I wouldn't recommend working there unless you need a gig. If you want to work somewhere that lives the culture BECU claims to produce, stay away. The seemingly genuine but curated response I anticipate getting from HR on this review should be a good example of the sterile corporation a once great community-focused credit union has become.