Columbia Bank reviews

2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(965 total reviews)
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Clint Stein

30% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Columbia Bank has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 965 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Columbia Bank employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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965 reviews
2.0
Aug 3, 2023

RIF Handled Poorly

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Pros

Continue to be fully remote after pandemic lock downs

Cons

The recent Columbia Bank post-merger Reduction in Force has been handled very, very poorly. It was executed in a slow roll fashion and after a month associates have still not seen a revised organization chart for the bank.

3.0
Aug 24, 2018

Inhumane maternity leave policy

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Growing or plans to grow which equals opportunities

Cons

Too many issues to realistically grow how they want. Need lots of tech and procedure improvement. TERRIBLE maternity leave. Have to use all of your vacation time and sick days then go on FMLA. If you’re a female working at Columbia Bank, having a baby might ruin your career—or you might have to choose between time to bond with your child or a job/paycheck.

1.0
Sep 18, 2014

Worst bank job ever

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Pros

The hours were great, 9-5, Mon-Fri.

Cons

The worst computer system I have ever seen used in a business setting. It was a step up from a type writer, which they made us use! Who still uses a typewriter!? The job was a joke, there is no commission to be made. They hire you on as a Universal Associate which means you are a teller. Completely lied to me about the job and forced me to do work that a 3 year old could do. The management is beyond gossip queens, everyone was out to get someone else fired. My first week 4 people were fired in front of me, including upper management. The HR department is corrupt and forces people to lie about their meetings. I watched a girl move from Portland to SF, to be accused of something she didn't do, HR told her to tell everyone her father had a heart attack, when they actually flew her home to punish her. This has to be the worst company I have ever worked for, I am embarrassed to say I was ever employed by these corrupt jerks. If you get offered a job in the Bay Area, run away, fast and never look back. Oh and if you interview at Walnut Creek, be warned, they are liars, corrupt, two faced, rude, will talk about your personal HR issues with staff, and completely try to break you down with their fake sense of entitlement from their positions.

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