Between a rock and a hard place - Licensed Personal Banker Chase Employee Review

1.0
Mar 20, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits can't be beat by most any other company. They will try the best they can to get you in a branch that is close to home. That, of course, means you must be there even if the world is coming to an end.

Cons

You will find that you are more educated than the majority of your managers. If you start in the branches, the chances of getting out are almost impossible. You will also find some old employees are still stuck in the old 'Chase Way' and can't seem to evolve into what the bank is trying to do...which is be more customer minded. Majority of management 'bleeds blue' and believes that this bank is the end all be all of any other company in the universe. You will feel like your being baby sat vs being in a professional position. You can only take as many Mondays and Fridays off during the year as weeks you have for vacations. For example; if you have two weeks vacation then you can only have two Mondays and two Fridays off in the entire year (some exceptions are available). Once you work for Chase Bank, a lot of places do not want to hire you because there is a stigma attached...

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Cons

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Cons

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