Each year, the Pacific Coast Business Times queries employees to determine where the happiest place to work is. Here are Santa Barbara’s top performers and a little bit about why.
Montecito Bank & Trust
Community outreach coordinator Ashleigh Davis works “a feel-good job” because she gets to witness firsthand how much the company’s donations benefit the community. In fact, Montecito Bank & Trust gives back about $1 million to more than 200 nonprofits annually. Davis’s favorite part is hearing the happy responses from nonprofits when they hear the bank will support their event or fundraiser. “People assume that when you work at a bank that you’re just a teller, but it goes so much deeper than that,” said Davis. “I really believe that all of the people who work here truly want to make our communities better places to live and work.”