First Merchants reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(228 total reviews)
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Mark K. Hardwick

71% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

First Merchants has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Merchants employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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228 reviews
4.0
Aug 30, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance was good

Cons

saturdays suck. hours. management turnover

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First Merchants Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback and being a valuable part of the FMB team!
2.0
Aug 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hour Long Lunches Banking Hours (Lots of holidays off) Co-Workers were amazing, we all got along great!

Cons

-Incredibly low pay -"upselling" loans/credit cards to those who do not need them or would not benefit from them felt wrong and immoral -Sales goals were very hard to meet. -Did not take severe illness of family members seriously

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First Merchants Response
2y
Thank you for offering feedback on your time with FMB. We understand that every role is not a fit for every person. We wish you the best in your new opportunity!
3.0
Jul 7, 2023

Just ok

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of products to offer clients

Cons

Too big and rates not competitive

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First Merchants Response
2y
Thank you for the feedback!
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