BOK Financial reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(529 total reviews)
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Stacy Kymes

79% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

BOK Financial has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 529 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BOK Financial employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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529 reviews
1.0
Dec 15, 2021

Embarrassingly backwards

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Pros

It’s stable - but that’s because it’s stagnant

Cons

- too many leaders who have no expertise in the thing they lead - org is rife with dysfunctional people, especially in leadership - toxic workplace - fake diversity and inclusion practice (of, get ready for it - aging, straight, white, evangelical men) - technology is at least 12 years behind - retirement holding-pen for inept and emotionally-stunted men - leaders (even executive level) who say things like “I have reservations about working with this person because of…” (being gay, POC - anything that’s not straight, white, conservative) - leaders who bring up Jesus in business meetings - the young people they have in their ACT program have so little experience that they’re not capable of making any real difference

2.0
Jul 11, 2021
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Pros

Good PTO, free parking downtown, internal mobility is pretty easy

Cons

Lack of engagement and mentorship from management Lack of diversity (racial and ideological) in most departments Not many young people Lack of office culture on some floors Very strict office policies that don't often make sense (strict dress code for back-office employees, no ability to WFH, no flexibility in start/end time) Lack of opportunities for advancement Unclear expectations regarding career development and advancement Pretty bad health insurance If you're young, looking to grow in your career, and want to work in a fast-paced environment, I would not recommend BOKF.

1.0
Sep 9, 2016

O'doyle rules!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The work/life balance is ok for me but definitely not for others

Cons

High school popularity. If people like you, you can do anything you want, including publicly criticizing the function of another employee in a separate group. If people don't like you, you can't even defend yourself without people ostracizing you. Many of the employees tend to be herd thinkers. No attempts to find out any facts, just go off the rumor mill. That's what the company wants - hire salesman with no real discernible talent outside of closing the next transaction in a commodity business. I believe the phrase I once "herd" was "this company loves employees with a lot of personal debt - it motivates them to sell."

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