Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 3

102 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Flatwater Bank opted to keep their doors open, putting the team on a rotating schedule, with half working from home and half at the branch. In keeping with their reputation as a caring workplace, Flatwater Bank continued to pay all staff, whether they could work from home or not. An employee-only website was established to keep team members engaged with one another when apart. “Something we have been really talking about is the teamwork of our staff. We had all areas of the bank help with PPP loans, even if they were on a split shift and not at the bank, they all found ways to help. It was a complete team effort. We definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it without the effort of the entire bank,” Tiller adds. With 40 full-time employees, Flatwater Bank endeavors to be a workplace of choice with low turnover and attracts new employees as required. Rickertsen describes, “We try to be as competitive BV-LAYOUT-0222.indd 1 2/1/22 9:14 AM