Whitney Holding Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Whitney Holding

Pros – Competitive pay for banking.
Opportunities for personal growth.

Cons – Sold out to Hancock Bank.

Advice to Senior Management – Senior management was competent. The problem was with executive management. They foolishly moved into Florida markets via acquisitions despite ample warning from consultants.

Former Employee – worked at Whitney Holding

Pros – -Easy place to work
-Retail side is not busy
-Pay is "ok" giving the amount of work

Cons – -Pay still could be better, if they had better incentives
-No real advancement, just shuffle employees

Advice to Senior Management – Start giving realistic goals to Branch Manager, since we are not busy and it is hard to lure in new business.

Former Employee – worked at Whitney Holding

Pros – Bank holidays, no weekends, close at 4pm...
Flexible work hours, great work life balance...
Not like big bank sales atmosphere, more of a "relationship bank".

Cons – One of Top Personal Bankers in Company and still made less than $40k a year....
They use typewriters nearly every day! Seriously! Little to no technology, even though it has been coming for years...
No advancement potential. Horrible incentive pay. Health & Dental benefits are sub par outside of Louisiana

Advice to Senior Management – Stop being a "good ol' boys club". You keep bad managers just because you "like" them? Upper management seems to be oblivious to real world needs of retail staff. There are little to no documented procedures...I had to learn how to get things done by word of mouth by people that found out the hard way.
Spend money on technology FAST!! You must be nearly 20 years behind bigger banks! Can you even catch up when you are that far behind in this day in age?

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Whitney Holding

Pros – The pay is good.
Benfits meet expectations.

Cons – Discrimination
Family works for high executives
Small bank atmosphere try8ing to create a "big" bank mentality

Advice to Senior Management – Executives from a bigger bank need to understand the dynamics of the roles in all job categories. This bank does not have the correct support needed to be effective with what they are attempting to change.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Whitney Holding

Pros – great insurance and great people

Cons – disorganized upper management who don't seem very honest
little room to move up in the banking industry unless you want to manage a branch
dissatisfaction throughout the bank

Advice to Senior Management – don't hire someone and then promote them without a salary increase...i mean, come on

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whitney Holding

Pros – Whitney Bank is a respected name in the local community, with a long standing, solid reputation. It's a company that is synonymous with New Orleans. The culture is old fashioned, but positive. The people are fun-loving and loyal. The bank returns that loyalty for the most part...

Cons – While Whitney has a long history, they tend to not be a very progressive company. Change is very slow to develop. A younger professional may not find the culture to be appealing compared to competitors. It can be a formal, suit-wearing, blue-blood culture.

Advice to Senior Management – I would say management needs to take a look at some of the more progressive companies out there (the ones that consistently land on those "best places to work" lists) and try to incorporate some of those features into the bank's culture. I understand Whitney has a certain image they like to project, but it may be time for a makeover on the inside...

Former Employee – worked at Whitney Holding

Pros – Whitney takes very good care of its employees, particularly evident after Katrina. Whitney is a good member of the communities it serves.

Cons – Senior management has not communicated well with regions outside of New Orleans about the direction of the bank. Mediocrity is rewarded and incompetency is tolerated at all levels within the organization.

Advice to Senior Management – Communication should be improved and be more consistent across the bank's footprint.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend