Associated Bank reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(812 total reviews)
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Andy Harmening

83% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Associated Bank has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 812 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Associated 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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812 reviews
1.0
Nov 5, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Starting pay was high and raises were generous (at least from 2007-2011ish). Training program is very extensive and really prepares you for the basics of the job when you go out on your own. I met some amazing people working here, and most of them I still consider my friends. If you can get to know your coworkers, the job will feel more bearable for a lot longer.

Cons

Corporate brass is obsessed with "efficiency". This obsession has caused them to adopt completely unrealistic expectations of what humans are capable of producing in 8 hours... Perhaps they've forgotten that people need to use the bathroom, take a mental break and have lunch at some point throughout the day. In addition to higher production expectations, the company decreased appreciation programs such as annual banquet celebrations and awards for top performers to a literally non existent level. This company has severe communication issues between itself and its customers as well. They value what they call "transparency" which as far as I can tell translates to "keep it a secret". This applies to fees, product and policy changes, etc. I'll never be a customer here, especially after having been forced to open an account if I wanted to continue to receive my direct deposit.

1.0
Oct 7, 2014

Lack of vision, direction and leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free coffee and popcorn. The CEO has a great vision on taking the company to the next level.

Cons

Senior Management lack leadership skills, they set unrealistic expectations and lack experience. The company is a culture that's encourages confrontation and throwing people under the bus which makes it difficult to work in teams because no one wants to work and never take accountability. Leadership lack experience and the culture of the company is negative because majority of the people are unhappy and negative which makes it hard to implement change. They lack consistency and use a hard hand to lead thinking that's going to get people to work.

4.0
Oct 7, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Associated Bank seems to promote from within quite frequently. They have good benefits such as a 410k match (~4.5%) as well as a pension. In-store bankers (grocery store locations) have a quicker opportunity to advancement as they can move up to be Assistant Managers, which the stand alone locations don't offer.

Cons

In-store relationship bankers get shafted until they are promoted. The hours working in the grocery store location is hardly ideal (Holidays, Sundays, and open till 7pm during the week). Expect to earn less money than the bankers at the traditional branches too. It is next to impossible for the grocery store bankers to reach goals and thus earn any commission (Currently there are only ~2 in-store bankers in the entire company that reach monthly incentives compared to almost 50% of all traditional bankers). And don't expect to be able to transfer to a traditional branch. Unless you are one of the two in-store bankers in the company that meet the arbitrary incentive goal they won't allow you to transfer if you can't meet your monthly incentive goals.

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