Not a lifelong job - Anonymous employee KeyBank Employee Review

3.0
Apr 21, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Vacation is great - 4 weeks to start for all employees Work from home/flex time scheduling - usually depends on manager Relaxed work environment - also leads to some laziness, however. There was a lot of dead weight getting paid during my time, but that seems to have been dealt with during the mass layoff of 2012.

Cons

Management seems to operate on the "good old boys" premise and frequently promotes individuals based on favortism, rather than actual ability. There are opportunities to move around within departments, just make sure to make yourself stand out and get in good with the right people.

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Pros

Flexibility is what sells this place as a great place to work. Hybrid schedule, great PTO, no guilt trips for needing time off for family matters.

Cons

Your experience will vary greatly based on your manager. One asset manager can freely call in or wfh without worry where another AM may be reprimanded for the same. The insurance department is completely inept. Borrowers are constantly threatening to sue because our insurance dept management sucks. Very little training across most departments. Some people work very very hard, others dont work at all, there doesnt seem to be much oversight there. When a manager tells their employee "dont expect to get promoted next year" with no guidance or encouragement, you pretty much kill all motivation for that employee to do better. They will hire people as senior staff and pay them way more than their seasoned employees make, and then tell their seasoned employees not to expect a senior promotion.

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