Happen Bank reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(993 total reviews)
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Scott Sanborn

75% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Happen Bank has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 993 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Happen Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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993 reviews
3.0
May 26, 2016

Analyst

Recommend
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Pros

- Decent work/life balance - Some teams have exceptionally intelligent and level headed minds - Snacks - Young culture

Cons

- Lack of cohesive culture that promotes development and collaborative working environment - Too many managers that don't have experience managing - Lot's of title throwing without the proper compensation - Subpar salary standards - Groups can be extremely siloed - A lot of bureaucracy, takes a long time to get things done

3.0
May 20, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is a great emphasis on company culture and feedback is always welcomed an encouraged. You are given great responsibility to create processes and aid in the improvement of company functions.

Cons

Because of the start-up nature, there can be some grey areas in your tasks. You can be sometimes left doing tasks that are mundane and unnecessary. You are also doing many things manually that should be automated.

2.0
May 15, 2016

Great technology and product, terrible leaders

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most of the rank-and-file workers are working hard and trying their best. There is good ability to be promoted quickly up the ranks. The product itself is really good and should help a lot of people. Despite my review, I have a lot of faith in the product.

Cons

They claim to be a technology company whose product is in financial services. However, let's be honest. They are a bank desperately trying to be a technology company. The execs are mostly pale white guys in button-down pale blue shirts...who mostly come from banks. They are trying to borrow the tech culture from the big boys in the Bay Area (Facebook, Google, etc.) but it feels desperate and no one there buys it. Everyone is constantly watching the bottom line, desperate to make margins for the quarter. They are obsessed with meeting analyst expectations each earnings. This causes some foolish behavior like delaying necessary training b/c it costs to much. Some of the C-suite are *terrible* managers, non-inspirational, and very into micro-management. HR seems to turn a blind eye to this. There is also some behavior that skirts very close to the law (see recent news on the founder/CEO's departure). Very little dialog on diversity. Great place if you are a white male. Not so much if you are anything but that.

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