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PNC Financial Services Group

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Experience used to be good until this past year. Huge shift in management mentality and expectations. - Private Client Banker PNC Financial Services Group Employee Review

3.0
Jun 30, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance, benefits, opportunity for growth. I worked for PNC for a few years before leaving and coming back. I think they genuinely offer the opportunity to advance. And they’re taking strides to improve people’s work life balance.

Cons

Hyper-focused on sales, employees are easily replaced. Management sees employees as numbers, not people. I don’t know what changed since I left and came back, but I’ve seen a HUGE shift in culture. When I started with PNC it was about the customer and about being ethical. Now it’s all about the profit and how they can squeeze every penny out of their clients. PNC eliminated hundreds of jobs 3 different times in the past 12 months because they didn’t feel like sales goals were being met. This second time, I worked there less than 90 days because my credit card sales weren’t on par with what my branch manager wanted. I flat out told her that I would only recommend a credit card to a client if I felt they could benefit from it. She felt like every customer should have a PNC credit card regardless of whether it helps the customer. You can see why I’m no longer there...

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5.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

Great People to work for. Management wants to see you succeed. Great hours and time off benefits.

Cons

Working with the public. Sometimes high stress depending on the customer.

2.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Compared with similarly sized institutions, PNC offers decent work-life balance. But it all depends on who your manager is. People are generally very helpful and always willing to answer questions. For the most part, I enjoyed my time there.

Cons

Compensation is frequently ranked among the bottom percentile in the industry, and this was no exception for myself. They do not take into account the cost of living of a certain area when you are in their analyst program. For example, someone in Nashville would have to the same compensation as someone with the same position in San Francisco. During my time there, it definitely felt very “laissez faire”. Communication among deal team members was also a bit unpolished, with juniors frequently having to play catch up. The bureaucracy and level of siloing between lines of business is awful. It slows down deal execution and overall efficiency.

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