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      Silicon Valley Bank

      Acquired by First Citizens Bank

      Engaged Employer

      Silicon Valley Bank reviews

      4.0

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (1,426 total reviews)
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      Marc Cadieux

      82% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Silicon Valley Bank has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,426 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Silicon Valley Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 22, 2019

      Marketing is a stepping stone - don't stay too long

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      -Great benefits -Can work remotely. -ALOT of collaboration -Helpful and nice employees. -There is some wonderful Koolaid to drink when you first start in the Marketing group.

      Cons

      -The Marketing group is not highly respected within the company so this leads to a lot of finger pointing and gossip. -Many layers of management for a small Marketing team. -There is no promoting from within. Prefer to hire manager/director level externally. -A lot of favoritism for those who are a friend of the CMO or a C level manager. -Bottoms up organization. No support from the top. -Many claim they have too many meetings. These meetings are spent talking (I.e., collaborating) which means projects go on for an eternity. -It is more important to be liked. If you are the type who likes to be innovative, take risks and feel respected for speaking up and doing different you will be viewed as arrogant. not a team player and/or difficult. Your manager will speak to you about this...drink more Koolaid...you will be fine. -When/if the Koolaid has worn off it is time to move on. Use SVB as a stepping stone. Leave when your gut is wrenching on the daily.

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      Silicon Valley Bank Response
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      First let me say thank you for the feedback about your experience at SVB. I am an optimist by nature and view honest reviews like yours as an opportunity to listen, learn, reflect and do better. Your opinion and ideas on how to make the marketing department an even better place to work, are important and valuable to me and the Marketing Leadership Team. If you are willing to discuss in more detail, I encourage you to reach out to me directly.
      1.0
      Nov 27, 2017

      Do not work in IT

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Bonuses are great, if you are in the niche crowd.

      Cons

      I was putting in 60-80 hr weeks. The stress was literally taking a toll on my health. IT management is not your friend and will literally make stuff up to get rid of you if they don't like you nor will they get another side of the story as proper management should. They just have their favorites and kick out the door who they don't like, no matter how hard they work. Going to HR only exacerbates this situation. I warn you, do not work in IT or you will regret it. I have multiple friends looking to leave or have already left.

      1.0
      Oct 15, 2017

      A very good working environment being turned into a Visa/big bank environment.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good benefits Decent work life balance Decent pay Decent time off with unlimited PTO but actually limited by manager. Good company socials.

      Cons

      So many recently. The QA organization has become so top heavy and people being hired due to favoritism and nepotism. All Visa people bringing their terrible work culture and ethics. Trying to get rid of all people who are not part of the old boys club. So much mid management hired when there was no need. All work is done offshore !! Reorgs for no reason except so the COO can massage his ego. His mission is to turn SVB into Visa.

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