credit analyst

senior credit analyst

loan administrator

intern

assistant vice president

Western Alliance Bank

What is the best part of working at the company?
For contractors flexible work from home.. permanent staff must be in the office. Besides this what I heard while working for them was not positive. Lack of support, management that does not seem to care nor instill in team members a sense of purpose or objective. Day to day management shifts in priorities, poor if no direction, no clear steer on how to achieve performance directives - largely because management themselves do not know what it is they are doing or unclear on how to reach goals. They seem more interested in pleasing their bosses and their bonuses. My advice - stay away.. if another employer offers a role seriously consider it. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything but mainly management. Poor management that provides little, if no, guidance. Will provide an objective but gives the team little if no steer on how to be successful. Many times I felt I was being set up to fail from a set of managers that could not articulate what it is that was required and relied on their teams to figure out what it is they had no view of...Blame game is common there and teams to do not support one another.. managers are terrible not willing to get in the trenches with those that support them but come to the table with the attitude that this is your problem. Very, very poor. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible. If working in an environment filled with incrimination and back sliding from managers works for you.. this is the place to be.  Too Machiavellian. Stay away. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meetings lots of busy work. Administrative detail and dotting the i's and t's. Not the most exciting work but that is to be expected (no job is perfect) but very poor management makes the day feel like it will never end. Demanding, incriminatory managers who do not have the skills and experience to be in their roles.

If WAB is your only job offer then take it, just make sure to run away as soon as you are able too.

I joined the bank back in 2021. I came in full ambition desiring to climb up the corporate ladder quickly. For years I balanced two jobs at the same time (Being brought into multiple special projects outside my job's responsibilities). I was eventually invited to join a high performer team with the aim of preparing the department for LFI status.

What I learned over my tenure. WAB doesn't not care about it's people. Instead of being rewarded with an increase in compensation you get fist bumps and a pat in the back.. in the meantime high level executives are buying multiple sports cars in the same year. Oh yeah.. those extra projects you worked on.. don't be surprised when leadership forgets about them all. I had a leader tell me I was always a "bare minimum employee," not too long before I left. As if the projects and the 20-30k in overtime they paid me each year never happened.

Efficiency is demanded from you for prolonged periods of time. Supervisors take on more work even though their teams are understaffed and already running on fumes. Be prepared for an extremely stressed life.

This company cost me my health. Fortunately I have been able to remedy it. I no longer work for such poor character leaders and a deceitful bank. If you join. Don't ignore the red flags and definetly don't believe a word leadership says. They are good at stringing you along.

Pardon any typos. I am writing this from my mobile.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I had really amazing helpful nice kind people on my team, however, the manager and the culture of the company did not prioritize breaks and lunches. There were MANY days my entire team did not eat anything and had to stay overtime. There were 2 instances where the team ordered us food to eat at our desks while working. But there was never a time when my team was able to clock out and take a lunch, I was the only one who took a 30 min (even though promised a 1hr lunch during hiring process) a few times. There was an incident where I asked my team if we were in a good place for me to take lunch, they agreed, then my manager came out of his office and told me I needed to take an “abbreviated lunch “ like go to my car and eat my food and come right back in because he felt we were behind. I told him it would  build morale if we hired someone to come in maybe part time so we could take staggered lunches and not feel behind, he told me we were fully staffed even though no one on the team could eat….he made it uncomfortable for me to want to take a lunch break. Something like that should never happen in a place of work 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Rushing through everything daily to make sure things are mailed out before fedex comes

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They don’t prioritize the employees wants and needs. Mental should health matter, taking personal time away from your desk should be a necessity 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy, no lunch, and for sure overtime

Bank of Nevada provides industry leading compensation but expects its employees to earn this compensation.  Officers of the company are expected to work 50-70 hours per week, which includes time in and out of the office.  Bankers attend many community functions to promote the Bank.  If you enjoy public functions (networking events, awards ceremonies,  charity events), then you will like this aspect.  However, office work still must be completed despite these external obligations.

Bank of Nevada has excellent management that has led the bank back to profitability through the worst recession in 80 years.  Success was accomplished through cost cutting and efficiencies as well as expanding into new markets and products.

A typical day for a commercial loan officer includes reviewing loan applications (underwriting), assisting existing clients with bank products & services, calling on existing and potential new clients to grow the Bank's business, monitoring existing loans for potential weaknesses that may lead to default and completing various reports on the loan portfolio.  The job requires excellent analytical, communication and time management skills.  You must be able to juggle many competing priorities at once.

AAB provides employees with the tools necessary to achieve great success. Freedom as a territory sales representative is liberating and exciting. Great place to exercise own judgement and hone in on polishing specific skill sets. Great support from sales, operations, and executive suite members. Help is always a phone call or flight away. Executive staff consistently made themselves available for meetings with targeted business opportunities. 
 The hardest part of the job is definitely self-discipline. The culture of the bank is parallel to "running your own business". Catering your own lifestyle to match the demands of that culture is difficult, but doable. 
The best part of the job was customer interaction and relationship building. Forming friendships that turn into business transactions based on trust and reliability is definitely something that anyone can be proud of. It was also a great experience to learn from very successful executives who are the veterans of the industry.

Working as a Portfolio Manager at Torrey Pines Bank offers a structured and collaborative environment focused on managing client relationships and credit portfolios. The role provides opportunities to develop expertise in credit analysis, risk management, and portfolio optimization. A typical day involves analyzing financial statements, preparing loan presentations, and maintaining relationships with clients and internal teams. The bank’s emphasis on personalized client service fosters a professional and customer-focused atmosphere.

While the job is rewarding for those passionate about commercial lending, it can feel repetitive, especially for individuals seeking creative or strategic challenges beyond banking. The industry-specific constraints and conservative lending practices can also limit innovation. However, the organization’s commitment to teamwork and mentorship provides a solid foundation for career growth in financial services. Overall, the role is ideal for detail-oriented professionals who enjoy financial analysis and building relationships, but it may not suit those seeking dynamic or entrepreneurial opportunities.

This position was more demanding and a lot more challenging than Northern Trust, however, again a major learning experience in accounting procedures. Very hectic, wearing many hats, to fulfill my job functions during the day, I loved that.

Management of this bank was, in my opinion a bit below what my standards are for this type of business.

Most of my co-workers were great work with and be around, again,
the culture there needed a major overhaul.

Two very important things were difficult there: . getting receipts from exec for my T&E reports and balancing monthly (I don't know why these individuals deemed it unimportant.  They should know how important documentation is).  2, Getting to talk to my boss, the CFO  thought my issues were unimportant, and would put me off frequently, which I thought was rude.

All my daily challenges, and helping all the branches with their many issues.

Working here was confusing and frustrating. I consistently contributed to the branch, supported my team, and achieved results, yet the feedback I received often didn’t match the work I was actually doing. Management frequently contradicted themselves, changed expectations, and focused on nitpicking small details instead of offering real support.

There were days when leadership was disengaged, and others when they suddenly became hyper-critical about things like being two minutes late from an unpaid lunch. That kind of inconsistency made it hard to feel secure or supported in my role.

The job itself had potential, and the clients were great, but the instability and lack of clear communication from management overshadowed the positive aspects. I wouldn’t recommend this workplace to anyone who needs reliable leadership or consistent expectations. 

It seems like once you become disposable you get disposed of in a long, uncomfortable way. 

Typical day: Log on early to appease the managers and start working, work no less than 10 hours a day in office, get calls at 7-8PM when I'm drinking to let off the stress, and then next day get ridiculed when I sound buzzed picking up a work call at 8PM when I'm trying to relax and have a social life. Sorry I'm attempting to relieve the stress you bring on your endless workflow, I need to focus on friends & family.

In-office colleagues are like a high school "cool kids club", I'd have to ask to be included in events (bars after work etc,). Very lonely cubicle atmosphere, led to psych damage that I'm currently working through.

Just don't apply to WAB, they're heavily leveraged to the housing boom through their acquisition of Amerihome, and the original founders are leaving/retiring. 

It is time to require IT Managers to come from the IT ground floor up much like what you see in these tried and true departments: 

Finance/Accounting
Engineering
Legal
HR
Training
Environmental
etc

For some reason this company does not require any IT background when hiring an IT Manager.

This mentality will destroy an IT Enterprise faster than anything. This hiring practice only fosters meetings with everyone faking what they know and making costly decisions. Further, IT Management is keen to quarantine off anyone that may expose their incompetence, like someone that really does understand the IT Enterprise. 

In the end it is not the Internal IT shop that keeps them alive. It is their IT outsourcing which keeps their IT Enterprise alive. So they double spend mass amounts of money.

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