The micro management is enough to make you want to slit your wrist. .
I think the good reviews are coming from new guys who gave it a shot at a wire house with a phone book and a telephone because you have good leads, but the longer you are with the company the harder it is to make a living (new guys get a base). They add advisors so your branches come and go and if you are not in a busy branch, your screwed!
My biggest problem with the job is working with the bank. The branch managers and bank DM's think they own you, and the firm seems to agree. You work a lot of hours because that is what the bank wants. And, the bankers all hate their jobs, unless they are fresh out of school and don't know any better. It's amazing, the bankers are just beat down,they have to do the same sales drill over and over on the same customers, who hate it too. They are pressed by a branch manager under even more constant pressure because he is pressed by a DM with even more pressure, and on up the line. No matter what your job, they only person you know that is more miserable than you is the person making you miserable.
The company constantly dangles a carrot in front of you, but it is always just out of reach. In case you are wondering; I am a top 25% producer. My displeasure has nothing to do with my inability to perform.
It's a pretty horrible work environment.
