Factory that Runs on Excel - Anonymous employee BNY Employee Review

2.0
Feb 2, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-life balance. Ability to tele-commute. Able to purchase an additional week of vacation. Hard to do a bad job when surrounded by your average peer. Shopping at Target during lunch.

Cons

They have a low starting salary, but tell you it is a 35-hour/week position, then expect 45 hours minimum. Although you can balance work life, this is at a trade off of job growth. Most staff are career clerks that have been with the factory for 20 to 30 years. BNYM is looking to move out of metro New York; limited future.

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Cons

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There is real opportunity for career and skill growth. The company runs short on head count, so people willing to take on more responsibilities have avenues to progress. However, you will need to force the issue for promotions & large salary increases after you prove your capabilities. Realistically it'll take an external counteroffer to move the needle.

Cons

It's a large bank and you're a number in the system. If your NPV is positive you'll stay, else you'll be laid off. This includes both scenarios you control and those you don't. Ex. You control your performance, in office time and networking You don't control if your location is a strategic growth site, if a major client goes with a competitor, or if you'd be impacted by a general company-wide layoff plan.

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