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Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 10:15 AM

Progressively Worse Customer Service

Patelco Credit Union (1 stars)
As a Patelco member for more than 20 years, the service and level of skill of branch employees has steadily decreased. One very simple example involves going to the branch office on New Year's eve, 12-15 customers standing in line and two of three tellers working the counter. They were extremely slow. But then it became obvious why: both were trainees! When it was finally my turn, it took the new teller 20 minutes to try and move new money from checking to interest variable money market account. She couldn't do it and suggested I call customer service for help. I refused and asked for the manager. Naturally she was busy too but finally came over to help. Apparently she had to override in order for the teller to move the money all the while the line was growing longer behind me. By the time I left it had taken me 45 minutes to move a measly few dollars from one account to another. I was very frustrated. Icing on the cake: I had the EXACT same experience yesterday over the phone with customer service but this time no one could help me, not even the manager Bobbi. When I asked for a name of the manager who oversees these accounts she said she didn't know anyone. stonewalled. She committed to send my request to a specialist who would get back to me within a day. Well, here I am two days later and no call. Very disappointing.
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lucy08lucy081 posts since
Mar 10, 2013
Rep Points: 4
1. Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 1:54 PM
Dear lucy08,

Quite an amazing incident at branch, and a repeat of it over the phone!

What is even more amazing is that you spent 45 minutes in the branch to move a measly few dollars from one account to another, and even took some time to recount this incident on this blog, instead of moving those measly few dollars yourself over the internet using their web-site.

Following the incident at the branch, most likely an account holder would have acquired the computer/internet skill/access necessary to make the transfer over internet herself, but looks like you tried the phone-call approach next, and got "iced".  ;-)

So ... what's next lucy08?
  • Do you plan to end your 20 year relationship with Patelco?
  • Rather than posting about the level of skill of the trainees at the branch, do you plan to get the ncessary skill/access to make the transfer yourself using their web-site?
Yours Truly,
- Anonymous
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ytytytytytytytyt158 posts since
Jan 28, 2013
Rep Points: 619
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