Good people and a good bank, but no direction - Anonymous employee Mechanics Bank Employee Review

3.0
Mar 2, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people are great. I came over recently to Mechanics Bank due to the Rabobank merger, which was disappointing because the culture was fantastic and had come a long way. The Bank has a lot to offer employees and customers. A wide variety of things we do.

Cons

The Bank is owned by the Ford Fund, which is notorious for buying and selling. Employees never know if the plan is to grow to grow or grow to sell. The CEO isn't great. They had a fantastic CEO they let leave the Bank because it wasn't the "yes man" they were looking for. We never hear anything from our CEO. No reassurance about the direction. Any communication from him seems insincere and doesn't meet it's objective. Hard to feel like we're valued by executive management.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 16, 2026
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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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