Pros
They have great benefits and encourage workers to use them. They do their best to help members who need special attention and want to educate members about their finances.
Cons
I was hired to do one job and quickly found out that I would be doing 3 roles instead! From the beginning I was NOT set up for success. My failure was their failure yet no one took responsibility to ensure I had all the tools, knowledge and support to do my best. There was: No training about products and services - how does this happen when you're working in the marketing dept.? I was told instead to go on the company intranet and read. No time when I snowed under with deadlines. Hostile co-workers who were not only uncooperative, but unprofessional in their behavior and it was not eliminated immediately and prevented me from doing my best because it required teamwork to get projects completed. Thankfully there were a few who saw my skills as valuable but it didn't extend to my boss who had a "I know you can do it" response. My weekly meeting with my manager that was promised upon my arrival rarely happened and they were often hard to reach. I was left to swim or sink as I worked- creating an unnecessary stressful work environment. There is no room to learn anything new in a reasonable manner and the deadlines are constant and crushing. Nearly everything was urgent no matter how many times it was organized by priorities. I was told I wasn't meeting expectations and the feeling was mutual at best. I felt thrown to the wolves, bullied and unappreciated. I can honestly say I have never experienced anything like this in my 20 year career in corporate work. I was lucky enough to make some incredible professional and personal friendships with many there, so there were some bright spots and a holiday bonus, but it doesn't erase the issues that has caused that department to flourish in constant turnover. I left angry because I rejected a lucrative contract with a major bank that I could have still be working. I believe their intentions are honorable but the results don't show and I would never recommend to a friend to apply for work at Patelco headquarters. Just being honest.
