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

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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1.0
Jun 27, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

You can work from home 100% with the option to go to office but not mandatory

Cons

1. Very rigid internal transfer policy, you have to get manager & HR approval to even apply for an internal job 2. Unlimited PTO sounds good in theory but in practice if your boss is workaholic you wont be taking any more days off than other banks, sometimes even less. 3. Being a fast growing company also comes with frequent org changes, shift of priorities with lack of transparency 4. Not necessarily a con but if you are not a camera person you wont like it here because it’s almost an unwritten rule that everyone should turn on camera at EVERY meeting

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Silicon Valley Bank Response
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Thank you for your feedback and we'll be sure to share this with HR & the Connected Work teams. We are always listening for ways to help employees realize the benefits from internal career mobility, generous time away, and organizational growth. Growth does come with new challenges and rewards. We encourage employees to stay informed though channels like Monday Meetings, SVB TV, the intranet, Teams channels.
1.0
Feb 6, 2018

Hopeful to hopeless

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Smart cooks (shameful chefs). The people. I’ve made friends for life at SVB and for that I will always be grateful.

Cons

Ancient technology with bandaid in top of bandaid. Mid level management are useless and are pretty much there because they can discard judgment at the door and could bring themselves to compliment each of JC’s stupid ideas. And speaking of mid management, some are decent people and others clearly are taking advantage of their authority in the market. Asking your admin to lie on your expense report, making fun of associates, creating an office culture of cool kids (with whom you speak with your airhead tone) and nerds..... is not ok. Who do you think you are? As soon as you feel like the wound is scabbing, you endure another fall - that’s how I feel about navigating the day to day at SVB.

2.0
Apr 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation and Benefits are good

Cons

Poor communication within the IT organization Management that doesn't "get it" Employees treated as expendable Outdated process and/or lack of tools to do efficient work Lack of recognition (more than just monetary) for work well done

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