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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

      81% 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

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      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
      1.0
      Oct 17, 2017

      Just don't

      Analyst
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      Pros

      -Stepping stone to a better career.

      Cons

      -Lack of advancement -Hectic aka meaning do all the work with no recognition or advancement -Low morale across all teams -Management lies such as you will be promoted yet when the time comes, a lackluster excuse is made -Becoming a "big bank" mentality -New hires come in at a higher position then you, some are warranted, many are not -Extreme lack of diversity, female leadership, and minority female leadership is few and far between -Management to "busy" to mentor, share knowledge, or even help with issues -Spoiled workers who expect everything. ex: "no milk for my free cereal!" "we only get lower level tickets not in the dugout!" -Tenured workers are leaving in droves and taking that knowledge with them leaving departments disabled -Temp/contractor workers for 1-4 years? don't consider that temporary

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      Silicon Valley Bank Response
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      Like all companies, SVB is continuing to evolve to better serve our clients, the companies at the heart of the rapidly-changing innovation economy. We need to keep pace with that change, but we will do it while holding on to the values that have served us so well. Our employees are some of the most passionate and enterprising people in banking. We want them to be successful at SVB and grow their careers here – and help SVB continue to evolve. We are committed to providing our people with the work environment, the resources and the tools necessary to help them do that. - Chris Edmonds-Waters
      1.0
      Oct 16, 2017

      IT is a sinking ship

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great benefits and people that actually makes things happen versus those that preach and do nothing about it.

      Cons

      Get rid of all IT management from CIO down. They preach about values and live up to none of them. New operations management has ZERO integrity. They lie and cheat about whatever it takes to save their own skin. Management silencing HR from the complaints and disclosing HR issues has got to be some sort of privacy and ethics violation. We all know who "management" is. Now it just grew to more puppets. The entire department is extremely unhappy which is no surprise. Management is not loyal, sympathetic and blind and only care about their own benefit. With so much turnover, there is consistency.

      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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