Run the branch like a business owner? - Branch Manager Chase Employee Review

3.0
Aug 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Largest bank in the US, household name. Many job opportunities because of large branch network however, this is quickly changing. Bonus can be higher then many banks if you land in the top 12% of branches in your group. Benefits are on par with most banks.

Cons

You are told that as a Branch Manager you are a business owner but then your District Manager tells you. You are practically told who to hire, who to write up, and how and what to say. Give a meeting or my favorite morning huddle j/k and if you do not say thing exactly how you DM wants then they jump in and take over the whole thing making the branch manager look bad in front of their staff. This place is micro management central. Annual salary is low compared to other banks. Heavily weighted to an annual bonus that may be really good or may be zero. Many changes happening now from the slow disappearance of many teller positions being replaced by self-service kiosks to Assistant Manager position being replaced by Lead Teller-Ops and banker that is MOD. There is also a big push to encourage "core" customers to self-service via mobile banking, online banking, ATM, kiosks. The bank mainly wants to have skeleton crew of a branch manager, lead teller-ops, banker mod, and a few bankers to keep focusing on "HIGH BALANCE" HIGH POTENTIAL" customers.

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