Not the same since Columbia Bank took over
Pros
The employees who keep this sinking ship afloat despite the best efforts of senior "leadership" to steer straight into any iceberg they happen to spot
Cons
Senior management - most of Umpqua Bank senior management left or was pushed out after the merger, leaving behind the very tech-phobic, backwards-looking culture Columbia Bank is famous for amongst its employees. Work-Life Balance / Office environment - Amongst their many hang-ups, the executives at Umpqua / Columbia apparently don't trust their staff unless that staff is housed in some dingy office (while commonly, other members of that team aren't in the same office, so everyone is on video conference all day anyhow). Offices are generally not "class A" and would probably have difficulty qualifying for "class C" (assuming one is in an actual office and not at a spare desk in the corner of a branch because the RTO effort was done without actually reserving enough office space for everyone). Compensation - Despite receiving good performance reviews, I never received a bonus, and yearly "merit increases" are typically lower than the rate of inflation, so your first day on the job is also your point of peak compensation for the company unless you are promoted. Soft layoffs / RTO efforts - The company's return to office measures seem primarily designed to reduce headcount in place of layoffs, and one wonders what the sadists in Columbia's upper management will come up with to get people to quit now that their whole workforce is in the office five days a week.
