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We are a regional financial services company operating a network of retail, wealth, commercial and business banking branches and offices in 23 states. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
111
TOTAL
RATINGS
1252

Bank of the West Company Culture

Bank of the West Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.5/5
Bank of the West's Overall Culture is rated D

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Bank of the West CEO

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Nandita Bakhshi Bank of the West's CEO
Nandita Bakhshi
56 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

Small bank service. Big bank services. Bank of the West was built on prudent management that protects the interests of clients and the bank, a passion for customer service, support for our communities, and a commitment to our team members. Strength and stability are the foundation of Bank of the West. Throughout our 135-year history, we have remained financially strong and maintained a prudent approach to lending and underwriting. The bank believes in safeguarding our clients' deposits and lending reasonable amounts on reasonable terms to customers who have the ability to repay. Our passion for customer service is appreciated by our loyal customers and sets us apart from our banking peers. Friendly and knowledgeable team members, reliable transaction processing and simple, straightforward products and services are hallmarks of our style of award-winning relationship banking.

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Bank of the West Culture At a Glance

Bank of the West has 10000 employees. 111 employees at Bank of the West have reviewed Bank of the West across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 111 Bank of the West employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Bank of the West are not very pleased with their total compensation at Bank of the West, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Bank of the West are not very pleased with their team. 111 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Bank of the West are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Bank of the West believe the environment at Bank of the West is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Bank of the West is bureaucratic. About 65% of the employees at Bank of the West work 8 hours or less, while 8% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Bank of the West are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
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Bank of the West employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Bank of the West report the work pace is bureaucratic
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Bank of the West have 2 meetings
Meetings
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63% of Bank of the West employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Bank of the West employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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67% of Bank of the West employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Bank of the West employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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50% of Bank of the West employees call their work environment negative
Environment

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How's the work life balance at Bank of the West?

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  • Dreadful. I worked nonstop 80 hour weeks all of May and June

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What's the office vibe like at Bank of the West?

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  • Boring

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What is the PTO policy at Bank of the West?

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  • PTO is earned on a day-by-day basis; vested PTO days cannot be forfeited; the number of earned and accrued PTO days is not capped; and if an...

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How does the Bank support LGBT at the client and employee levels?

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  • It’s a joke

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What's the company culture like at Bank of the West?

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  • Isolated cubes-ville...no socializing..tied to your emails.

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Bank of the West applied for 210 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Bank of the West has a total of 10000 employees

210
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (209 out of 210)
  • <1% Denied (1 out of 210)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 210)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 210)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Bank of the West

Bottom
40%

Bank of the West currently ranks in the Bottom 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Bank of the West

Bottom
25%

Bank of the West currently ranks in the Bottom 25% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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-39
eNPS Score
20%Promoters
21%Passives
59%Detractors

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Bank of the West vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    U.S. Bank
    73 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Regions Bank
    72 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Wells Fargo
    69 / 100
  4. 4th
    Bank of America
    68 / 100
  5. 5th
    Bank of the West
    56 / 100
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