Technology area is a joke - Anonymous employee KeyBank Employee Review

1.0
Apr 23, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very good benefits. PTO, 401k, etc. Salary is average to slightly above.

Cons

Management at all levels of technology is worthless. Promotions are given to sycophants who do not even come close to meeting the job requirements. Poorly communicated wave after wave of layoffs. Highly educated, senior technology associates must bow before operational managers who are a small cut ahead of high school graduates. CIO they brought in did not even have a background in technology!!

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