Stay Away - Run Fast - Human Resources Manager Mechanics Bank Employee Review

1.0
Nov 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

If you are not very good at your job, but know how to cut costs and keep your mouth shut about improvements, you'll do well here.

Cons

The only goal of Mechanics Bank is to make money for their primary shareholder, The Ford Fund. They plan to grow the Bank over the next 3 years and sell it. So they have no intentions on improving morale, culture, processes, or anything else. Their business model has no reference to hiring the best employees, retaining them, rewarding them, or anything of the like. Expect to work here, have little concept as to what you do, who your manager is, or what the purpose of it all is. They spout a lot of "values" and "community" verbiage in their communications, and follow through on none of it. Red tape galore to get anything approved, and magically no one "owns" any processes, so approvals are non-existent. Things like flexible work and flexible dress codes are "not understood" by senior management, which is a nice way of saying "no", or a stupid way of admitting you are out of touch with today's workforce. Truly is terrible place to work. I would rate them a 0 if I could.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Great benefits, management team is very well versed and very supportive and the pay is fair.

Cons

Workload can be cumbersome due to lack of staffing/ FTE. Especially now that they acquired a new bank. Programs do not talk to each other and affects the workflow.

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