Parental leave policy is a cruel joke; Leadership conducts Christian prayers at some work meetings - Anonymous employee CoBank Employee Review

4.0
May 26, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits aside from the parental leave policy

Cons

- Below-market pay - Extremely high turnover - The parental leave policy entails letting the employee take six weeks away from the office, but keeping all of the work for the employee to complete upon their return. That's not truly parental leave. - Leadership performs Christian prayer at some work meetings and expects everyone to participate. I brought it up by email to someone in the HR dept. and received no response.

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CoBank Response
4y
Thank you for your review. The health and wellness of our associates are essential to our success, and that’s why we offer flexible, market-competitive and cost-effective health, welfare, and retirement plans. Annually, associates receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation, 11 paid holidays, 10 days of sick leave, and one paid volunteer day off. We recognize the importance of early bonding with a child who has just joined a family. Associates who become parents of newborn or newly adopted children may take 30 days of paid parental leave in addition to any vacation time accrued. And our flexible work policy allows associates to work from home or in-office after returning from leave. The bank has recently increased headcount and reviewed all existing positions against today’s market to make significant adjustments to many of our associate’s’ wages. This year CoBank also paid record high merit and short-term incentive awards, which were supported and approved by the board of directors. If you have additional comments you would like to share with HR, please email feedback@cobank.com.

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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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