Run don't just walk away from them. - Anonymous employee Sunflower Bank Employee Review

Sunflower has one goal which is to keep the books looking as good as possible regardless of the cost to employees. We were dramatically understaffed compared to the tasks and time frames we were given. Upper management had no desire to understand the REASONS (not excuses) mistakes were made or tasks were not completed in the time frame they deemed acceptable. The amount of turnover and the amount of time it took to get an employee "trained" resulted in one of two employees having to pick up the slack of an entire branch for months on end, along with salaried employees have to work 50 - 55 hours a week easily. The expectations of the branches were not changed however which resulted in the loyal employees who had stuck it out being disciplined for mistakes made while trying to do the work of three of four people. The bank is so focused on growing that any infrastructure issues are given quick "TEMPORARY" fixes that have gone for four and five years without true permanent fixes. The issue is the permanent fixes cost money which is something the ownership group isn't interested in doing. The lack of interest in spending money results in Sunflower having a dramatic lack of competitiveness compared to most other retail operations. This, however, does not hinder upper management from setting totally unrealistic sales goals and expecting you to make them. Training in anything beyond simple retail positions like a teller or banker is a joke to nonexistent but the standards they hold you to would suggest a minimum of six months of training. In summation since the bank has started its dramatic attempt to scale up quickly things have gone from high but healthy pressure to unbearable working conditions. The merger and switch up in senior leadership has resulted in upper management fearing for there jobs which has lead to an unhealthy downward push that has caused the company to lose many long-time employees. The new standard is that those who produce are given unchecked power regardless of there worthiness to manage people or not. I have heard members of HR telling potential applicants that many of the negative reviews they have seen are a result of disgruntled former employees of acquired banks, but in reading through most of these I can tell you that isn't the case.