NIGHTMARE! - Accounting Fifth Third Employee Review

1.0
Dec 31, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Some very talented people come into the organization and try very hard to make a difference. Unfortunately, they don't normally last very long.

Cons

Overall, a very tough place to work. The outdated 1980's strategy of trying to cut costs to the bare minimum (i.e. screw the rank & file employee) while demanding strong internal revenue growth, fueled by overpaying for acquisitions is just not working anymore. Who wants to work ungodly hours with unreasonable expectations only to get below "cost of living" reviews year after year while the incompetent executive scumbags walk away with all the money & stock awards. Management at all levels is filled with yes men and empty suits. Turn-over is unbelievable. If you are a new employee, expect to last no more than a year. The back-stabbing politicians that survive are normally a large number of 20-something know-it-alls in management positions that they are not qualified or ready for, but, hey, they work cheap. In Cincy, everyone seems to know someone who is an "ex-fifth third employee" and 99% of them despise the place.

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