Pros
You get brainwashed into thinking that your health benefits, 401k match, pension, and vacation overshadow the lack of common sense that desperately needs tending to. If you work with a great branch, it can make the workload bearable. I have worked with some very nice people, and I have had the opportunity to work in high volume branches. The company had so much potential back in 2005 when I first started. They made you think your actions were for the client, for the established relationship, and for everyone's well being. Over the past years, they have bought out other banks to keep pace with the bigger banks. It is producing a negative effect. We use to have stock options, appreciation weeks, and an overall feeling of gratitude from management.
Cons
BB&T is turning into the "bigger, badder bank." Constant restructuring of employees, budget cuts, manic hiring sprees and then freezes, and pressure for high sales had made this place a dreadful place to work. I use to love my job. Now it's turning into a daily threat of job security, while the middle of the pack works to support management, and the workload is not returned. They spend money on a worthless "video game" and then cut the budget so tight we can't even buy candy in the branch for the clients. There is no room to advance except for branch management. They hire IRM partners from external sources instead of training their own and then expect those same partners to have the values that get drilled into the existing staff day after day. So the people that stay and want to move up in the company don't have anywhere to go. It's all about what is new and shiny, and at the end of the day, it is a mens' club, or the good old boy network. Period.