First Bank reviews

The salaries aren't as high as other banks; the various systems and software is fairly old, compared to peer banks

With the economic recession hitting hard, the company has lost a LOT of money - millions and millions of dollars over the last several quarters. Which means they aren't investing in anyone 401k, no real raises to speak of and no money for tutition reimbursement, outside training classes, etc. They are in huge cost cutting mode (mid 2010) - while I'd worked there for several years and always had positive annual reviews, I was laid off, in part because my salary was on the high end in my department and they saved more by letting me go than someone with less experience. The salaries are quite low, but comparable to other banks - just keep in mind that banks don't make a lot of money by paying employees a lot of money (and a good raise at First Bank generally means 2% - in those years they are willing to give them.) From what I saw, there isn't a lot of accountability at the company (many managers do what they should because that's who they are), and a lot of managers there don't care, don't follow the rules (or worse - some commonly break the rules), don't get results and aren't held accountable for it.