Pros
Some truly talented individuals work at BankUnited. Some were lured from other banks like BB&T, SunTrust, and Regions and brought over their clients as well. The branch network has a much friendlier culture than the headquarters in Miami Lakes, FL. Beware if you are thinking about working at the corporate center.
Cons
Unfortunately for me, my fairly large department was run by a treacherous fear monger who instilled terror and anxiety into those who dared oppose him. People would speak in hushed whispers about him in the hallways only to scurry away like cockroaches when a manager or supervisor would come too near. I mistakenly trusted too many people who ended up being gossips and would run to HR or management to tattle tale. Working at the corporate center is kind of like an episode of Game of Thrones where you don’t know who is friend or foe and you are always looking over your shoulder while trying to climb over the fallen corpses of your former comrades to elusive success or promotion. The only difference is that BankUnited is not nearly as entertaining as Game of Thrones. Office Space's INITECH and BankUnited have stark similarities. "Uh yeah, we're gonna need those TPS reports..." Employee Relations – Engage at your own risk. HR will be quick to take sides, and if you side against someone higher ranking than you (or them) you are most assuredly going to lose. My advice if you are dead set on working here: find a market and manager than you really like and feel that you can trust, then you will be somewhat shielded from the bologna politics and poor culture of the corporate center. If you want to be a headquarters person, then form strong allies and be very careful because you never know who may be listening in! Be ready to be spoken to like a kindergartener if you don't do exactly what they say.