The CoBank culture went straight to hell when Doug Sims left. - Anonymous employee CoBank Employee Review

1.0
Aug 7, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pros are mainly for young hires. OK place to break into the financial industry and get some experience.

Cons

As others have mentioned, associates are micromanaged, and management (especially executive management) is intensely hostile and inflexible. There also is a discernable pattern of age discrimination in this organization. It was not this way under CoBank's former CEO Doug Sims.

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Pros

Financially speaking CoBank is a stable company. The yearly bonus payout is competitive,

Cons

It's referred to as "CoBank nice" which is another way of saying it's a passive-aggressive culture. If you dislike endless meetings, this environment can be frustrating. Strong resistance to change at the leadership levels - despite claims of being focused on transformation, real progress is very limited. Extremely slow pace. Recent months have brought significant organizational and leadership changes, but very little acknowledgement about the impact those changes have on associates. PTO is definitely not competitive.

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CoBank Response
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Thank you for raising these concerns and for sharing your feedback. We agree that bonus payouts are an important part of overall compensation, and we remain committed to offering competitive rewards to our associates. Transparency and trust are priorities, and we’re continuing to strengthen communication and collaboration across the organization. We truly appreciate your willingness to speak up—perspectives like yours are essential as we work to improve together!
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