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
3.0
Sep 14, 2022

They lied

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Pros

It's steady employment, the immediate supervisors are great. the company lies. They made a big splashy announcement just prior to the new year, that they were going to raise the minimum wage within the bank to $18, and that this would not affect our annual merit increases. Then when annual reviews were finally given out, they supervisor said, o no, no raises this year, they "did not put money aside for it." Wanna bet the C-suite got theirs though. Only reason to continue in this job is, again, it's steady income, a short commute, and really, what company does not do awful things like this. Just be prepared if you get hired, it is not the wonderful place they want you to think.

Cons

The company lies. They made a big splashy announcement just prior to the new year, that they were going to raise the minimum wage within the bank to $18, and that this would not affect our annual merit increases. Then when annual reviews were finally given out, they supervisor said, o no, no raises this year, they "did not put money aside for it." No big splashy announcement about that of course. Wanna bet the C-suite got theirs though. Only reason to continue in this job is, again, it's steady income, a short commute, and really, what company does not do awful things like this. Just be prepared if you get hired, it is not the wonderful place they want you to think.

1.0
Jun 14, 2022

Down the Tubes

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Pros

I loved my co-workers and many of my customers. When I started in 2019, compensation and benefits were above average for the industry. The company took COVID seriously at the outset. I was never encouraged or instructed to act unethically.

Cons

Company dropped COVID precautions in the middle of Delta wave. Raises were frozen this year AND commission/incentives were cut despite it being the most profitable year in company history and benefits getting significantly more expensive. Company is losing employees rapidly and is in a hiring freeze due to the merger - this means I was doing three other peoples' jobs for NO extra money. Regional management has tried to compensate by micromanaging and working people harder. Systems are outdated and cobbled together, things constantly break, no accountability or follow-up in solving customer problems.

2.0
Mar 5, 2021

Management needs training

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Pros

They have decent benefits at Columbia Bank.

Cons

Poor management. Their campaign is to "Do Right" and they can't even "Do Right" by their own employees. Discourages employees to move positions between departments with false promises. Systems/process/procedures are outdated.

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