Forbright Bank reviews

3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Don Cole

77% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Forbright Bank has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forbright Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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45 reviews
1.0
Sep 19, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary pay but that’s about it.

Cons

Start up company backed up by bank and low man on the totem poll loses their job.

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Forbright Bank Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your input. It's unfortunate to hear that you didn't have a more positive experience.
1.0
Sep 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary competitive, flexible work schedule, enjoyed the work and enjoyed co-workers

Cons

Leadership did not have integrity, expectations too high for role hired for, no feedback on a regular basis, no performance reviews, culture very poor, and dishonest management. Do not work here. Everyone complains about work life balance. Very poor diversity and no evident diversity goals.

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Forbright Bank Response
3y
Thank you for writing a review. We are sorry to hear that you did not have a better experience. As a company, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and have identified diversity goals in our ESG report. We also have a new tool that will manage talent development conversations and will train managers to be effective in providing continuous feedback.
2.0
May 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, remote work is offered. Very smart group of Sys Admins.

Cons

Very metric driven. Very large JIRA environment that is tied to everything and they're change management process, very strange for such a small bank in my opinion. The workflow and change process for everything was over complicated for every process. If your ticket numbers are low, it reflects poorly on your performance and your manager will critique how you are doing your work. They audit everything even more so than the other banks I worked for over the past 12 years. I was constantly being asked to audit the most mundane things and take dozens of screen shots. When you submitted the work to management, they would send it back because they didn't like the way the screen shots looked. No clear procedures on how to do the work they expect from you. Lots and lots of re-work and second guessing on if you are performing the job correctly or if you did something they think is wrong. The first thing they told me when I walked in the door was "We are not micro managers" which I quickly learned they were. The head of IT is like the Wizard of Oz, you never see him... but he is behind a curtain someplace pulling levers. While I was there two IT staff were fired and two guys walked out in a 5-month period. I guess that says something about an organization.

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Forbright Bank Response
2y
Thank you for your candid feedback. We will share it with the appropriate parties.
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