BECU reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(700 total reviews)
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Beverly Anderson

48% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

BECU has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 700 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The BECU 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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700 reviews
1.0
Oct 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Was a great place to launch a career, entry level, awesome managers at lower levels, awesome coworkers. Benefits were decent, pay was good, hours were okay. From 2016 to 2020, it was an amazing place to work and had fantastic leadership.

Cons

Culture shift overnight in Tech from 2020-2022, lots of friends fired for no reason, others offered lower pay so they could not claim unemployment or were put in positions where they had to quit. CIO was an awesome person before and promoted diversity and inclusion, new CIO cares 0 about people, more about money than anything. Claims to be diverse, but fired a tons of people who were part of the BILD Council, others resigned due to the low pay. I am grateful to say, I got out right before the smaller layoffs started and a year before the massive cuts were made and out-sourced to exploit other low income workers.

2.0
Sep 24, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Benefits were better and still okay for the most part 2. Tukwila office is located at a great location. It is an excellent location for an after-lunch walk 3. It was a caring company in the past

Cons

1. New IT management destroyed the culture of the organization 2. Too many red taps. 3. Practically impossible to do any exciting development work 4. Demoted several employees during a re-org last year

1.0
Mar 9, 2025

Don't recognize BECU

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pension plan, employee gift match, remote work

Cons

Barely recognize the BECU I came to. Two years into new leadership, with tons of change, and most of it negative. Strategy is changing - hired a banker who ran credit cards for Wells, and now BECU aspires to be a national issuer. Rapidly losing community focus, with employees and new leaders spread out all over the country, compounded by a fully optional remote work model. Prior exec leaders saw this coming and most of them left / retired. Replaced by remote execs with no CU background or connection to the community. New perspectives are always good, but there is infighting among them and passive aggressive behavior that the prior team didn't demonstrate. Happy to get on the train, but I am still waiting. Bottom line focused, and deposit rates are suppressed because ROA is so low, yet we continue to add to an excess capital position. National aspiration but no solution for memership restrictions except through association, which will attract single-product, expense and non-loyal members. Expenses are way up, deposits and assets are flat for two years, and membership growth is slowing. Aside from some new branches, there have been very few meaningful member enhancements in two years.

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BECU Response
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Thank you for sharing your detailed and thoughtful feedback. We appreciate the time you’ve taken to outline both the positive aspects of your experience and the challenges you’ve observed. We’re glad to hear you value the pension plan, employee gift match, and the flexibility of remote work. These benefits are part of our effort to support our team members and foster a positive workplace environment. However, we recognize the concerns you’ve raised about changes in leadership, strategic direction, and the shifting connection to our community focus. Change is inherently complex and can sometimes feel like a departure from what made an organization special. We also understand how challenging it can be to navigate changes in leadership dynamics and the shift to a more national and remote model. We hear your concerns about strategy, deposit rates, and membership growth and acknowledge the impact these have on employees’ confidence in the organization’s direction. Your advice about listening and learning from employees is invaluable. We agree that an honest and open dialogue between leadership and team members is critical for creating a shared vision and addressing the concerns of our workforce. Thank you again for your feedback. We are committed to reflecting on these insights and working towards balance that honors both our community roots and the perspectives of our dedicated employees and desired growth and outreach to help even more members with success in their financial lives.
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