Being at SCU for almost a year, and I am the longest standing employee at this branch location I am at. The company itself has seen over 70% turnover in employee retention in the past year, and this has been a trend for a few years now which indicate possible issues with the employee experience as a whole if it affects such a large margin. That being said I reported sexual harassment from my branch manager, and I have tried to even switch depts and had to wait over a month for an interview.
I've tried to become a notary which was discussed during my hiring interview as well as when I first started but there has been zero traction in my year being here despite my being vocal about my interest to proceed forward.
Also, pertaining to the report of sexual harassment, I was told he was put on a "final warning," but then I quickly soon after experienced retaliation. I was placed almost immediately on a "Performance Improvement Plan" for my attitude in the branch and arbitrarily for attendance. When my 90 days was up for this "Performance Improvement Plan" without infractions, I still had to wait an additional three weeks because my branch manager, the person I reported, had decided to delay any meetings about closing the plan with HR until a specific person was available, despite several individuals in that department being available to facilitate the final meeting. In that final meeting, the HR representative said that I was the kind of employee they want to see at the credit union, however they were unreachable for any further review about my experience or how it stunted my job growth opportunities since being impacted by the plan.
I was also briefly the Vice President of Seattle Credit Union's LatinX Employee Resource Group, and worked with my former assistant branch manager who was given the role of President. However, he did not create anything for the group as I was the one made responsible without any accolade. For example, I created the annual budget, the group charter, and the year event plan for the ERG. I also created presentation slides for the president at that time. When that assistant branch manager was let go, instead of being offered the opportunity to become the president of the ERG, the role was instead transferred to a new hire executive that I was told previously had ERG experience in another financial institution, however no events have since taken place, nor group meetings of any kind since my removal of the leadership role.
In short, I would consider wisely where to invest time for real career growth. There might be more stable institutions available that offer more honest dealings with employees that live in an environment built on integrity and respect, ensuring their employees' experiences are fostered in a healthy manner. I tried to make this my career and it has been proving incredibly difficult to maintain a healthy working relationship, or even to grow at all. I applied for a lesser role in a different department that I have ample experience in over a month ago, and have still yet been able to secure the position, nor even shadowing scheduled (which was already recommended by that department's hiring manager following an interview I had to contact several individuals for). I have instilled a lot of confidence and faith into Seattle Credit Union only to be given continued setbacks and roadblocks. Please consider applications to this institution wisely and with this precaution, as you may need stronger sea legs to withstand these storms.
