The company has changed drastically. - Applications Developer IV BNY Employee Review

3.0
Jun 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers were great to work with. Environment was good, with many employees there for 10 - 15 years or more. Very knowledgeable group of people. Good 401k. Interesting work. Did a pretty good job of training employees after the Irving Trust takeover.

Cons

Pay was always lower but profit sharing at the end of the year made up for it. Profit sharing was terminated but salaries never got any better. Second line manager was disinterested in the careers of the people who worked for him. After Mellon merger considered operations in New York (and suburbs) an expense and not worth the cost. I trained 2 people to take my job.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Really technology driven and laid back first

Cons

Low salary for new associates.

4.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There is real opportunity for career and skill growth. The company runs short on head count, so people willing to take on more responsibilities have avenues to progress. However, you will need to force the issue for promotions & large salary increases after you prove your capabilities. Realistically it'll take an external counteroffer to move the needle.

Cons

It's a large bank and you're a number in the system. If your NPV is positive you'll stay, else you'll be laid off. This includes both scenarios you control and those you don't. Ex. You control your performance, in office time and networking You don't control if your location is a strategic growth site, if a major client goes with a competitor, or if you'd be impacted by a general company-wide layoff plan.

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