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California Bank & Trust

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California Bank & Trust reviews

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)
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Eric Ellingsen

93% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

California Bank & Trust has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 208 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The California Bank & Trust employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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208 reviews
1.0
Jul 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None really, unless you're upper management, there's nothing beneficial about this company.

Cons

You're not an employee at CB&T, you're a Z-number. The benefits are ridiculous and the pay is low. (If you're hired low, you'll stay low) It takes an act of congress to get a promotion, unless you rub elbows with the right people. They tell you they're going to give it to you, and it is all empty promises. They're discretely discriminatory. This company is a perfect example of "It's not what you know, it's who you know." It's happened to me, and several of my fellow co-workers. I asked for a promotion and was told "There is no opening/need for that title here at the branch." Mind you, three months later, a position (which we had no opening or need for) was created to bring someone from the outside, who happened to know my boss. They don't promote from within. There's absoulutely no insentive to go above and beyond your job duties because they go unnoticed and unappreciated. Unless you're exempt, you have to clock in and out, seriously! Unless you're in management or lending, your referrals are compensated with points which you can redeem for crappy merchandise (what is this, Chuck E. Cheese's?) What a joke! It's unethical and morally irresponsible. Departments don't communicate. There's no sense of community/family within the bank. Like I said, all you are is a Z-number.

2.0
Apr 29, 2019

You won't like it here.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Front line branch employees are wonderful with customers. The bank has a good reputation having won the San Diego Union Tribune poll for best bank several years (which employees at the bank vote for daily due to being nagged via email).

Cons

Where to start. Branch employees struggle with constantly changing systems and procedures with no one to contact for help. Scrambling for answers and being directed to email this or that department and the email address is defunct and no longer in service! Branches are managed by managers that play favorites among the employees. Cliquey, gossippy, back stabbing environment. Health insurance is high deductible and many employees avoid Dr visits due to cost. They go to drugstore Minute Clinics instead. Morale is low. My advice- work here as a last resort.

2.0
Mar 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you enjoy a busy schedule, this place definitely would keep you busy, except may be if you're a teller. Like most small banks, the branches rarely have any bank customers. Still there are behind-the-scene activities that do not have direct customer contact. A good place if you want to learn, if you're young and just starting out.

Cons

Low pay, almost no chance for a promotion or transfer opportunity, raises that barely keep up with inflation if at all. If you're offered a position, start your negotiation right off the bat. You're not likely to get it later on. They may say to you that the salary is "fair market" and if you're considering their offer, you can still negotiate for PTO, title, stock option, etc. There is still room for flexibility on PTO, title, etc. For every rule they say are in place, there is another set of rule with selective enforcement.

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