Get in, get out - Relationship Banker II Simmons Bank Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're struggling to find a more professional job, but mostly have experience in retail and customer service, then this could be a good step for you if you are trying to get experience in sales. They pay above minimum wage, you get some PTO, occasionally a manager buys you lunch, you work indoors, and you generally work between 8am - 6pm. As far as entry-level jobs go, it's not bad, and this looks a lot better on a resume than the alternatives.

Cons

No matter what they say, you will work almost every Saturday morning if the branch is open on Saturday. It's retail banking. You're a glorified retail sales person, but now people's money is in your hands and it's not difficult to make a mistake that costs you your job. Training is improving, but nowhere near sufficient for most people. Raises are "merit-based," which is a polite way of saying most employees will not see annual raises above a few cents, if anything at all, by design. You are doing sales, but they don't like that word. There is a lot of pressure to make sales (opening new accounts, starting loans, building deposit growth, etc), and your reward is an overly complicated system that only grants "bonuses" to the top performers, and everyone else gets nothing. Professionalism is a thin veneer covering an aggressive "CYA" culture. If a mistake is made that costs you your bonus, you're out of luck. Bosses will tell you they have your back and do your best, even if you're getting thrown to the wolves at the start with a location that lost all its staff, but you will still take the fall for any mess-ups unless you get lucky. There are many people who have been working the retail side for a decade or more, but Simmons doesn't pay them what they deserve. They're trying to keep things lean, with products that don't offer much value, and they have no issue firing dedicated workers. Don't buy into the company culture. Repeat it to fit in, but stay sane. Toe the line, cover your butt, and don't take risks for anyone. Clock in, clock out, then find a better job. That's what all the real talent does at Simmons. Customers and management alike will suck the life right out of you. The more effort you give, the more the company takes. Giving your best here ain't worth it.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Simmons Bank is a great place to work if you value positive intangible employment characteristics including but not limited to: work/life balance, low stress, competent management, co-workers and stakeholders that are easy to work with, aversion to rising benefit premiums, high stability and back office job security, and overall positive corporate culture. If you want to easily tolerate or even enjoy your job, but also want to leave work at the office, Simmons Bank can acquiesce.

Cons

Simmons Bank is conservative in the corporate sense, and is not typically on the bleeding edge of compensation for those working as individual contributors in the back office. However, one can easily earn a more than honest living (or better depending on the department).

3.0
Jun 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Small enough company that you can talk to leadership and voices matter. Culture used to be great. Lots of middle management understands the obstacles employees face and fights for the better.

Cons

The entire company is centered around Arkansas/Little Rock/Pine Bluff. There are other markets with massive opportunity that are always getting ignored. Everything is looked at through the lens of how things are done, ran, budgeted, ect in LR. Lots of recent change has caused a lot of bankers to leave and start looking for jobs elsewhere because they’re tired of lack of leadership.

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