Is ATB Financial a good company to work for?

ATB Financial has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,699 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at ATB Financial to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about ATB Financial have been left by employees working as ATB 101 Student , Associate Director and Software Developer .

Does ATB Financial pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ATB Financial employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ATB Financial. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ATB Financial?

63% of ATB Financial employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ATB Financial 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ATB Financial?

Customer Service Representative (72) , Director (46) , Branch Manager (41) , Personal Banker (35) , Relationship Manager (30) , Manager (29) , Business Analyst (23) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (23) , Product Manager (23) , Analyst (22) , Senior Manager (22) , Financial Advisor (20) , Managing Director (19) , Everyday Banking Specialist (18) , Software Developer (17)

What are the pros of working at ATB Financial according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and very co" ((in 220 reviews)); "If you are looking to work in banking and looking for that great culture and full transparency" ((in 192 reviews)); "Flexibilty and good work life balance" ((in 119 reviews)); "The people are great and the company as a whole tries to live to the values it preaches." ((in 96 reviews)); "Work from home is awesome" ((in 70 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ATB Financial according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management with overwhelming emotional employee" ((in 44 reviews)); "Salaries are low" ((in 36 reviews)); "Very little training given to new employees." ((in 18 reviews)); "Lots of obvious favoritism." ((in 14 reviews)); "Some upper management were great, however a few in the “old boys” club (nepotism is rampant) were way out of their league and discrimination was left unchecked." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about ATB Financial layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ATB Financial layoffs and their outlook for job security at ATB Financial in 2026.

What ATB Financial locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Lethbridge , Red Deer , Toronto , Edmonton , Calgary , Grande Prairie

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3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,539 total reviews)

Chris Turchansky

69% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

ATB Financial has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,539 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ATB 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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3.0

Apr 5, 2023

25 Years with the Company

Managing director

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Pros

Benefits are good. Pension contribution matching can grow savings quickly if you maximize your contributions. USED to be a really fantastic company to work for. There used to be very good opportunities for growth and moving into new roles.

Cons

Unfortunately the company has implemented a strategy of hiring senior leaders (past and present) that are great at petty politics, but seemingly know nothing about how to lead people. There used to be a culture of helping and educating leaders be good leaders, but this appears to have been eliminated. Currently, it is more about what people say vs. what they can actually accomplish.

3.0

Oct 11, 2021

Fake culture of caring about employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

ATB will act like you are part of their “family” until they do stone cold mass layoffs. It starts of with your manager avoiding you, then requesting a short notice out of the blue meeting. Next thing you know you’re asked if you received an email with your package and that your account access will be cut off immediately. If ATB just treated their employees as employees this might be acceptable, but the fake culture of caring about you, makes it harsh to just cut you off. ATB has laid off hundreds of employees under the notion of “elimination positions” but then promotes externally and internally that they retrain their people.

Cons

Many low quality leaders Executives who take 20% pay raises and then tell employees they will continue the 7 year pay freeze again

3.0

Feb 25, 2025

Used to be a great place to work—until leadership fumbled everything

Anonymous employee

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Pros

✔ Great colleagues & teamwork – Many talented and supportive coworkers, especially in UX and dev teams. ✔ Good benefits & work-life balance – Before the layoffs, WFH flexibility and work-life balance were decent. ✔ Decent pay (if you negotiate well) – Compensation was fair, but if you stay too long without negotiating, you’ll fall behind. ✔ Innovative tech choices (but poorly executed) – The move to React and modern stacks was promising, but mismanaged.

Cons

❌ Mass layoffs with no transparency – ATB gutted entire teams suddenly (UX & leadership included), leaving employees blindsided. ❌ Chaotic tech strategy – No standardized design system, inconsistent tech stacks (Material UI? AntD? Bootstrap? Pick one!), and lack of leadership in execution. ❌ Reactive leadership, not proactive – Management ignores warning signs until it's too late, then rushes bad decisions. ❌ Reorgs every few years = zero job security – If you’re not in a revenue-generating role, your job could be cut at any time. ❌ Career growth is limited – ATB focuses more on internal politics than actual talent. Promotions are rare unless you’re part of the “in” crowd.

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