Meet the longest-serving champions at California Bank & Trust
BY JULIA DE SIMONE
Decades of
dedication
STEADFAST COMMITMENT and enduring service are the foundations of business success. This is especially true at California Bank & Trust, where three extraordinary associates are each celebrating more than 45 years of unwavering loyalty and dedication to banking excellence. We’re proud to share their stories.
Michiyo Furuhashi Branch Service Manager, Sacramento Not many people can boast about working at the same company for more than 50 years and still enjoy
allowed me to learn new things,” Furuhashi says. “I’d go around and ask if there’s anything I could help with because that’s the way you learn. If you sit around and wait for someone, you’re not going to learn.” Furuhashi says she always enjoyed
it. Michiyo Furuhashi, however, can. “This is my first job and hopefully, my last,” she says. Furuhashi’s long tenure started in the 1960s when CB&T was Sumitomo Bank of California. She had just completed her education and felt internal pressure to get a job. “I felt guilty because all my siblings were working except me,” she says. But it was her continuous gumption that sealed her career in the banking field. “[My supervisors]
interacting with clients, holding steadfast loyalty to old-school customer service. “We were told to remember customers by their names, and they appreciate it,” she says. “You must have a positive attitude and be thankful for your customers because without them, we don’t have a paycheck.” After the birth of her first child, she planned to become a stay-at-home mom. Her assistant manager, however, encouraged her to stay. Since her parents and in-laws helped with child rearing, the mother
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