great company but one person made me walk away, no... run - Anonymous employee Columbia Bank Employee Review

4.0
Feb 6, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I had an outstanding manager! The 40 hrs of volunteer hours is for real and was enjoyable, I was even allowed to telecommute one day a week to avoid working next to a particular co-worker. And the pay was excellent!! I was well compensated. First time in my 19 yr working career I actually had an exit interview. That was impressive.

Cons

My co-worker was a virtual nightmare to work with. This co-worker was extremely insecure, a compulsive liar (...ok that may be too harsh, let's just say she had no problem speculating and making conjectures even on topics she knew nothing about...). She also stated at one point that I was there so she could go on vacation. She also was extremely upset that I helped out on a late night after hours issue when she was on call. I was told by her that when she was on call I was not to help out on issues no one else should help out. Had it not been for this one person I would still be there and I would be very happy. In my 19 yr career I have never had to work with such a twisted individual. I feel like it is just a matter of time before my manager says she is gone, we'll see...

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Cons

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