FHLBank Chicago reviews

~ Constant infighting ~ Political ~ Pension worth 0 until 5 years in ~ Poor leadership ~ No accountability ~ Positions unfilled mean more work for everybody ~ Pushed a bunch of people out during a hiring crisis (smart!) ~ No jab, no job (doesn't stop transmission! absolutely pointless!) ~ Obsession with D&I over work ~ Fear of retribution ~ Dated technology nobody seems to be fixing ~ Feet drag on new products ~ Do we have an IT department??

This is to be a great place to work but in the last 2 years the Bank has drastically changed for the worse. The Bank use to offer a great work/life balance and now employees work late into the evenings and on the weekends. The reason for this is because during the work day meetings take over everyone's calendar, so working late hours during the week and weekends is the only way to get work done. There is a very generous PTO plan but rarely do employees get to take their pto because Senior Leaders constantly disturb people while on vacation. If you are a favorite you can have any job at the bank or be promoted into a role with no experience - HR is a great example of this. POC are constantly ignored and never promoted yet DEI takes up everyone's time. Senior leaders waste everyone's time with their requests that have nothing to do with one's job or the Bank. Talk about return the bank in a hybrid model is exhausting and useless - each leader will do whatever they want as always. Not sure where the bank is headed and it's really sad.