Does FirstMerit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FirstMerit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FirstMerit. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FirstMerit?

40% of FirstMerit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FirstMerit 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FirstMerit?

Branch Manager (7) , Teller (5) , Client Champion (3) , Vice President (3) , AML Investigator (2) , Bank Teller (2) , Customer Service (2) , Senior Client Champion (2)

What are the pros of working at FirstMerit according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with; caring, respectable and willing to sacrifice to get the job done." ((in 6 reviews)); "Benefits are excellent." ((in 5 reviews)); "Citizens had a great culture" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good work life balance here" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great employees in the branches." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at FirstMerit according to real employee reviews?

"Terrible work environment, awful management, non supportive work environment." ((in 9 reviews)); "just make sure you get a good manager" ((in 4 reviews)); "Bad upper management need to get it together" ((in 3 reviews))

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Acquired by Huntington Bank

FirstMerit Reviews

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2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)

Paul G. Greig

42% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Culture and values

2.5

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

FirstMerit has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The FirstMerit employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

123 reviews

2.0

Jan 15, 2016

Information Technology

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

They make money and are growing. If you are looking for your first or second job in IT, this is a great place to learn a few things for a year or maybe 2 while everything is being rebuilt.

Cons

No work life balance, abusive management style, very poor culture. No respect for workers, management does not take responsibility for their mistakes, constantly changing rules and tasks.

1.0

Jul 9, 2015

Dont work for this failing company!

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some of the people I worked with in the management level were great people. Problem is, this company is so behind the times with technologhy they can't compete with other banks.

Cons

Just an awful business model. Mark my words- Some time in the near future it will be known that officers of this bank have falsified quarterly earnings data. They claim to make these massive profits but all the profitable customers have been leaving in droves for years now. I've seen with my own eyes how this bank works from top to bottom and I can assure you that shady business is common place.

1.0

May 5, 2015

Branch Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I love the branch team and the customers. Not much else good about this place.

Cons

They love to brag about their profitability, what they fail to mention is its on the backs of the customers and employees. Upper management has no clue what goes on in the branches and it shows. Nothing else matters other than the almighty dollar. Common to only have 1-2 people in the branch at a time, long lines, tons of errors and overall terrible service! They could care less about their employees or their customers. I wouldn't send my worst enemy to bank here, let alone work here!!

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