PNC Financial Services Group reviews

The marketing department has drastically changed the work from home policy. Employees who worked remotely for two or more days per week now have to be present in the office a minimum of four days per week. And if you can work from home one day a week, it cannot be on a Monday or Friday. Some employees will not be able to afford added costs to commute, pay for childcare, wardrobe costs, etc. This benefit removal means more hours commuting and being away from family and after school family activities, and was a benefit that contributed to most employees staying with the company (just read the reviews on Glass Door). The company is no longer one of the best places to work for working mothers/fathers. It’s shocking how a company which is so focused on employee engagement has taken such a drastic reversal on a benefit that was so important for the health and wellness of employees.

This bank is WAY behind the tecnology curve. IT Systems at PNC are only upgraded when they are no longer supported by the manufacturer. There is no cutting edge technology anywhere in the bank. Technologies like Voice Over IP, Power Over Ethernet, Video Conferencing and WiFi are all largely absent from the PNC roster. Lotus Notes is the email platform in 2014, need I say more? I had a manager who is a VP, and his boss, another VP, tell me that the way IT workers are tracked in his division is by logging into instant messaging. If you are not logged into IM, you are considered to NOT be working. If you are not on instant messaging, your boss starts sending notes via email and SMS text messages to your personal cell phone begin immediately to ask why you are not on Instant Messaging. Did you close out the huge fat instant messaging window on your desktop to perform other work? You are not on instant messaging, therefore, you are not working. The instant messaging client? An 8 year old version of Lotus Sametime. This bank celebrates longevity. I met a guy who had been in the same job for 35 years and was retiring. Everyone at the bank thought it was absolutely wonderful. I thought to myself, if I am doing the same job in 35 years, shoot me. This bank is takeover bait at best by a larger more efficient bank. Many people within PNC state that the bank is different and unique because it's a "relationship oriented bank". Do you have a relationship with your ATM? How about your local bank branch? Do you even know anyone's name in your local branch? This is an outdated company in a commoditized industry. I was lied too in my interview process. Had a senior VP tell me bonuses were 15% for an AVP position. Learned on day two that bonuses for the position I was in were about 1%. Raises were also a joke in discussions with other people on the team, some averaging less than 1% a year. My bosses boss who was a more senior VP told me that "At PNC, decision just happen, we don't make decisions. Decisions are dangerous and carry risk". That statement came from a guy with FOUR different MBA's from FOUR separate colleges at PNC who is running technology, but has no detailed technology experience. Run away as fast as you can.