BOK Financial Reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(529 total reviews)
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Stacy Kymes

79% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

BOK Financial has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 529 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BOK Financial employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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529 reviews
3.0
7 June 2021

No WFH or hybrid post-COVID

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Pros

The people are mostly great and we have a lot of opportunities for community engagement. Client service roles have freedom to do what they need to do to serve clients without too much oversight.

Cons

The senior managers are mostly long-timers who want to keep things “the way we’ve always done it”. The company did well financially during the pandemic, even with the vast majority of employees working remotely. However, as we have all gone back to work as of June 1, the message loud and clear from management is that no flexible work arrangements or hybrid work from home/work from office will be allowed. They are focused on the few employees who might abuse the system instead of the vast majority who have continued to be productive and exceed expectations.

4.0
18 Jan 2019
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Pros

A lot of really great people that I'm proud to call coworkers. I really can't stress how great most of the people are here. A generally great culture. The work is pretty straightforward and gives you a great overview of the bank. The Chief Auditor seems to really care about the department. Team building events really help to solidify teams and build relationships which make it incredibly hard to want to leave. The people we audit nice and always willing to help. The benefits are competitive, but oil and gas benefits are much better. 401k match eventually gets good. They match up to 6% (50% for 0-4 years, 100% for 5-10 years, 150% for 10-15 years, and 200% after that). The insurance benefits are great although the premiums could be lower. The vacation of 3 weeks with 4 weeks at VP are great but you just lose them at the end of the year. The sick PTO is ok but should be allowed to be used on things like doctors appointments. Preventative care is a lot more important.

Cons

Some individuals are toxic; nice to your face, but will openly trash you to coworkers and management. It's worse than high school ever was and is embarrassing to even hear. Management plays favorites (usually the toxic ones). They will take the word of some no questions asked even though they're completely misinformed. Despite a new structure, don't expect to get a promotion. Initial promotions were made with the new structure and crickets since. This is an internal audit department and everyone is salaried--why do we have to track our hours? Just set the due date and let the audits work. Starting pay wasn't terrible, but the annual "raise" doesn't keep up with inflation and pay is no longer competitive (no matter what "research" management has done). Salary ranges for currently available positions in other companies are 20-35% higher and we are probably losing out on good people for that reason. No wonder turnover is so high. It's pretty much an open secret that half the department is actively looking for other employment. Management overworks their employees and overschedules audits for the limited number of auditors. Some AICs are micromanagers and think and act like they're managers.

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BOK Financial Response
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Thank you for providing us feedback. We appreciate your candor. Though we strive to promote a positive working environment, it sounds from your remarks that there could be opportunities for improvement. Please know your comments have been shared with leadership. As always, we encourage you to provide your feedback directly with your manager or HR team to ensure any opportunities are addressed. Thank you again for taking the time to give us a review and for your commitment to BOKF.
3.0
20 Jan 2016

BOK in Transition -Beware-

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Pros

Competent people, can do attitude. Smaller organization.

Cons

New CEO trying to make his mark in a firm with an autocratic Billionare majority share owner. It's an oil bank willing to do anything to break the bank mold by transforming into an integrated financial service delivery provider come Hell or high water. BOKF wants to grow and compete against larger competitors yet skimps on technology and platforms that those same competitors adopted decades ago. Far too commonly the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing which leads in confusing often contradictory policies. Which could be a result of management paying too much attention to their spreadsheets while trying to advance their careers instead of focusing on their market and people who service the clients.

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