Don't bank where you work. - Client Service Representative KeyBank Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you happen by chance to work with great manager then working can be enjoyable. This might apply base on location, if you work at the branch with slow traffic that will give you a lot down time to catch up on your other works you need to do.

Cons

Customer service from phone support can be frustrating at time, a lot of time instead of helping the clients over the phone, they told the clients that they need to come to the branch to get their issue resolve. They hire you as at-will employment, meaning you can be fire for any reason to no reason at all. Apparently they can get terminate you not because you were doing anything wrong at work but because they didn't like your personal banking habit which they could accused you of violating prohibited conduct. Don't bank where you work, even you are a client with a lot money in the bank, as long as you are their employee, you could get treat as second-class citizen.

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Cons

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Pros

Generous PTO allowance; Get to build relationships with local customers. Can be a great company to work for so long as you are not in the Eastern PA region. Key Bank's acquisition of First Niagara Bank (FNB) in Eastern PA left a void in regards to lack of consistency in executing Key Bank company culture and leadership in the acquired Eastern PA region, which functioned as a hybrid of Key Bank's culture & processes, as well as old FNB culture & processes.

Cons

Forced to spend too much time focusing on checking account openings, credit card applications, and work on the teller line. Management expects you to focus more on getting a client to a certain wellness score as a metric versus being given the time to perform an in-depth financial planing analysis for each client. Getting clients to discuss their investment portfolio outside the bank takes time and relationship building. Management expects you to push products and advice in such a way that you are performing immediately to the role's metrics versus being given the time to build relationships, which not only takes time, but typically has very large rewards by way of significant investment & insurance business. Management exprects an SLRM to put way more focus on the branch's banking needs and doesn't probvide the time and proper resources needed to acquire & properly service investment clients. Branch management encourages predatory behavior among the floor sales team instead of working with a team approach. Referrals from tellers and Personal Bankers are highly depended on how competitive the branch environment is versus a "There's no 'I' in team" approach.

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