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PNC Financial Services Group

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If you are in IT, this job is NOT for you! - Assistant Vice President PNC Financial Services Group Employee Review

1.0
Apr 19, 2014
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Pros

It's a paycheck, and not much else. The benefits are actually quite poor.

Cons

This bank is WAY behind the tecnology curve. IT Systems at PNC are only upgraded when they are no longer supported by the manufacturer. There is no cutting edge technology anywhere in the bank. Technologies like Voice Over IP, Power Over Ethernet, Video Conferencing and WiFi are all largely absent from the PNC roster. Lotus Notes is the email platform in 2014, need I say more? I had a manager who is a VP, and his boss, another VP, tell me that the way IT workers are tracked in his division is by logging into instant messaging. If you are not logged into IM, you are considered to NOT be working. If you are not on instant messaging, your boss starts sending notes via email and SMS text messages to your personal cell phone begin immediately to ask why you are not on Instant Messaging. Did you close out the huge fat instant messaging window on your desktop to perform other work? You are not on instant messaging, therefore, you are not working. The instant messaging client? An 8 year old version of Lotus Sametime. This bank celebrates longevity. I met a guy who had been in the same job for 35 years and was retiring. Everyone at the bank thought it was absolutely wonderful. I thought to myself, if I am doing the same job in 35 years, shoot me. This bank is takeover bait at best by a larger more efficient bank. Many people within PNC state that the bank is different and unique because it's a "relationship oriented bank". Do you have a relationship with your ATM? How about your local bank branch? Do you even know anyone's name in your local branch? This is an outdated company in a commoditized industry. I was lied too in my interview process. Had a senior VP tell me bonuses were 15% for an AVP position. Learned on day two that bonuses for the position I was in were about 1%. Raises were also a joke in discussions with other people on the team, some averaging less than 1% a year. My bosses boss who was a more senior VP told me that "At PNC, decision just happen, we don't make decisions. Decisions are dangerous and carry risk". That statement came from a guy with FOUR different MBA's from FOUR separate colleges at PNC who is running technology, but has no detailed technology experience. Run away as fast as you can.

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5.0
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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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