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Bank Employee Falls Asleep on Keyboard, Transfers Millions to Customer

Donald Deane — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:54:07 +0000

Everyone gets sleepy during work sometimes, but as a clerk in Germany recently learned, a bank transaction probably isn't the best time for a power nap. In fact, he fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transferred more than $295 million dollars to a customer. How come our bank never did that for us?

Know Anybody Who Doesn't Use An ATM?

Dale Mussen — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:00:04 +0000

Before I started working at WYRK 30 years ago – it was a routine with me, like it was with most people that you’d get a check at the end of the pay period and you’d go to the bank, cash it and you’d get your money. But coming here – they had a different system. Direct deposit into a checking account and you’d get your cash by going to an ATM. I’d never heard of that before. Well today – most companies work that way and nearly everybody knows how to operate an ATM.

"Customer" Service? REALLY!!??

Craig Matthews — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:10:44 +0000

No names here, but last week I went to a local bank, waited patiently in line and politely asked when it was my turn if anyone at the bank was a Notary Public. I was told, “yes, are you a customer”? When I said, “why, does it matter?” I was quickly told, “YES”! Are you [...]