Associated Bank reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(812 total reviews)
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Andy Harmening

83% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Associated Bank has an employee rating of 3.9 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
3.0
Oct 18, 2013

Almost gave "dissatisfied" status

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Pros

Big company, a lot of talented employees, some opportunities for career growth, professional learning experience. Pension and generous 401-K match. Some positions allow for flexible schedules and great work/life balance. The company is committed to helping the local communities - employee volunteering efforts are encouraged and supported.

Cons

It appears that there is strong disconnect among different internal departments - "us vs. them " mentality Terrible Human Resources department - especially the talent acquisition division. No follow up with applicants, hard to reach and communicate with (even for internal employees). Expensive benefits - in some non-exempt instances insurance takes up a whole paycheck to pay for a family health insurance premiums. Upper-management out of touch with lower-level employees, seem to be in the their own "world". Worst IT department I've ever seen - a lot of non-qualified personnel hired to answer calls with IT issues by taking notes to then pass them on to technical staff.

1.0
Oct 15, 2013

Thoughtless

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Pros

Co-Workers were great, helpful and understanding. The people I directly worked with made the job tolerable. Some Senior Leadership, gained much respect for them and their experience. Gained a large amount of experience in a short amount of time from those around me.

Cons

Senior Leadership - unsympathetic, not understanding of work/life balance, listens but no actions, some leadership hypocritical. Benefits & Pay - pay did not even outweigh the cost of having benefits, No reward recognition for dedication, hard work, sacrifices. No career path/growth, was provided false information during interview process. When applying to other jobs, would receive no feedback or information regarding status or reasons for not receiving job offers when applying internally.

2.0
Sep 12, 2013

Retail Banking is dying

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Pros

Company has an excellent core group of dedicated employees who know what is going on, have a sense of what it takes to really get the job done, and love what they do despite the challenges.

Cons

Shareholder pressures are lethal to the retail bank. This compression forces extreme measures by upper management that translate into unrealistic sales goals while cutting FTE. The results are shadow sales goals, and less than 1% of branch management making bonus. There are cliques that are hard to break into, and a lot of decisions are made without thinking of real world impact.

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