Fear based cya culture - Anonymous employee East West Bank Employee Review

1.0
Mar 17, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I can't think of any.

Cons

Company culture is based on fear of the ceo/founder/president/cob. Fear controls everything, so the most important thing for everyone is CYA and this is openly expressed. Managers here are the worst I have ever experienced. Behavior that wouldn't be tolerated for a second at most companies is allowed here. Gross disrespect, bullying, and favoritism are normal here. Favorites of the founder do get away with routinely putting the company at risk. There is no support culture, only a control culture. Department heads routinely stab one another in the back and are openly at war with one another. The board of directors are completely weak and useless. Compliance and BSA are a confused mess. Systems and policies are out of date, and everything is done on the cheap, no matter how much time and money are actually wasted. The company philosophy is accrues. The reality is the exact opposite.

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Cons

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