Pros
Back office role has a flexible work schedule. Benefits are great. HR isn’t intimidating and they truly care about you. People are friendly. Bank is stable.
Cons
Leaves a lot to be desired for career growth in back office roles, communication bank-wide is sub-par, and upper management is not the most receptive to new ideas. When they are, you can expect things to move at a snail’s pace and one person’s (no one in particular) opinion to set things back. You can make more money pretty much anywhere else. There’s some camaraderie but little to no culture outside of an annual get together. Bank relies on acquisitions to move needles, but very little changes during acquisitions with the exception of new faces who are opportunistic, only to face the reality that change is imaginary.
