US Bank; a conservative company without the ability to move forward. - Portfolio Manager U.S. Bank Employee Review

2.0
Feb 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best reason is due to conservative financial position and therefore secure job. Company would rather limit raises than fire employees. This is only beneficial if you enjoy status quo and prefer an environment where people don't challenge the norm or themselves to solve problems. The other positive is the current CEO has been a strong leader throughout the tough financial turmoil and managed to preserve cash rather than purchase any dysfunctional financial institute. I would not recommend working for US Bank unless you don't want control over your own success or the ability to work hard and actually see progress.

Cons

US Bank is a very conservative company which promotes based on tenure rather than prodcution. Usually companies are successful because people take ownership together and work hard to see the company succeed. US Bank is like any other exceedingly large bank with far too much beauracratic red tape. Nobody has the ability to make significant progress so therefore nobody does. Even if people try there are most likely people who are uncomfortable with the changes and therefore push back. The whole idea of a meritocracy is lost. Its not a bad place to work for a period of time, but I think if you stayed for a long time you would either succumb to the environment of carelessness or quit.

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5.0
May 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Laid back production work in an office setting. Great management.

Cons

Steep learning curve for the machines. Can be frustrating as machinery only works for about a minute before you have to make adjustments.

1.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is market average, and the benefits are quite good. I love my peers. The vast majority of them are kind and talented people. I truly enjoyed my first several years with the company. Well past the honeymoon period for a new employer. And at the time, I recommended this place to anyone I knew looking for a job.

Cons

Management is a mess from the bottom up. The culture of the company has drastically changed over the last several years because of frequent retirements, layoffs, and reorganizations. Employees I know from across describe the same experience: the company has gone from outstanding culture to one that feels openly hostile to its employees. Management decisions are built like cudgels and enforced through all stick and no carrot.

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