Mechanics Bank reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(299 total reviews)

CJ Johnson

77% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Mechanics Bank has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 299 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mechanics 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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299 reviews
1.0
Oct 21, 2024
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Pros

Closed Weekends, Monday thru Friday 9-5 Work Life Balance Good if you just want to coast through Diversity and Inclusion

Cons

In the year and a half I worked at Mechanics Bank there were zero coaching sessions, no 1:1s, no talks about development, zero conversations focused on growth. My immediate manager had no strengths in sales, I knew more about the company/system/coaching then they did - which is a huge red flag. Their position was a glorified floating coverage, and my position was a glorified teller. Pay was extremely low for a management position (which I'll agree is my fault since I accepted the terms), however a company should know that if they don't pay well across the board they're going to lose impactful employees. I packed my bags after a year and a half and believe me it would have been much sooner if I didn't have the birth of my child. Do not apply to this company if you want growth, adequate pay, and want to feel like you made an impact. Also, this company expects you to do the marketing for them since they don't invest ANYTHING into their external marketing department. Think about that for a second, they are barely in the top 20 of California banks based on deposit market share (Less than 1%) and they are not investing in their marketing and have the audacity to say that's the bankers' job. I never understood that and would much rather work for a bank that is centered on growth for both the company and their employees. ATTENTION TENURED EMPLOYEES, ONLY accept a role at this company if you do not care about growth, want an easy breezy job, and are okay with mundane teller tasks. ATTENTION ENTRY LEVEL employees, look elsewhere at a company like US BANK, CHASE, B of A, that focuses on their new employees and care about their growth. I am now working at Chase, and am one month in and already have had a few 1:1's with my manager, here I am wanted and valued!

5.0
Oct 9, 2024

Job Review MB

Recommend
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Pros

Good people to work with

Cons

closing the department in 2025

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