Pros
-Decent pay and benefits for El Paso. -Some excellent coworkers. -Surface level community-oriented mission. -Friendly, small town work culture.
Cons
-Lack of opportunities for growth on an organizational and individual level. -Company culture prizes conformity and appearances over resolving conflict. -Vice Presidents, Managers and Supervisors frequently make problematic statements targeting individuals gender, race, ethnicity, and background, without consequences -Rampant favoritism. -Company prioritizes passing out free ice cream and having pep rallies over monetary incentives, despite repeated requests from employees. -Employees are put under extreme pressure to donate to charities and campaigns on a weekly basis, which can add unneeded stress when you're already paying off student loans, paying on a mortgage, car payments, utility bills, etc. -The formal system for addressing and resolving harassment functions as a de facto method for management to locate and retaliate against the aggrieved party. -A lack of consistent planning across the credit union means there is an increased focus on aggressively cross-selling to members, even when it is not in their best interest. This is often demoralizing. -Lack of SOP's, procedures. -Internal guidelines for work were unclear and often fell below industry standards. -An overload of work was not a chronic condition, it was the norm. -Inconsistent or nonexistent processes created a lot of waste of time, effort and money. -Skills acquired here do not necessarily transfer throughout the industry.