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www.cit.com New York, NY 1000 to 5000 Employees

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Updated May 29, 2013

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82% Approve of the CEO

CIT Group Chairman and CEO John A. Thain

John A. Thain

(22 ratings)

35% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Bad employer (Mexico's office)

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at CIT Group

ProsWithout much workload
Respect the work schedule
Activities for employees

ConsVery bad management
No training for employees
Directors with little experience and poor training

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Not the same company anymore

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at CIT Group

ProsHas good medical and dental benefits

ConsSince the new CEO and CIO joined the company, many re-organizations have occurred and jobs impacted. Didn't take the time to assess talent and move individuals to different positions.

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Hierarchies and fiefdoms; bureaucratic, stifling with no opportunity for innovation

VP+ (Current Employee)
Livingston, NJ (US)

I have been working at CIT Group full-time for less than a year

ProsPay... maybe. CIO is new, and there's hope.

ConsStifling, bureaucratic, extreme administrative overhead. People cannot seem to execute on new. Stuck in hierarchy and fiefdoms. The market they're in is rife with opportunity but the "guard" stops any innovation in it's path. Antiquated infrastructure with zero tools for collaboration.

Advice to Senior ManagementClean house.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Horrible leadership by management

VAA (Current Employee)

I have been working at CIT Group full-time for more than 7 years

ProsDecent benefits. Pay is okay.

ConsManagement is very disorganized and change the rules of the game every few weeks.

Advice to Senior ManagementGet your act together already. You need organized training for the employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Once a great company, now struggling to redefine itself

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at CIT Group full-time

ProsOverall decent benefits; great opportunity for new graduates to "get the feet wet".

ConsNot a long-term environment; continuous layoffs aimed at reducing expenses. Limited mentors.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Not surprising the Home Lending unit failed during sub-prime crisis!

Underwriter (Former Employee)
Saint Louis, MO (US)

I worked at CIT Group

ProsThe benefits package wasn't too bad. I was able to get most days off. Some of the other supporting staff was very pleasant to work with on a daily basis.

ConsManagement at local office was more concerned about the bottom line than the underwriting the correct way at times. This was a problem throughout the whole sub-prime industry. Doing the right thing and following guidelines all of the time would get you labeled a trouble maker. When asking for days off management would sometimes ask too many questions about why you wanted to take a day off or use a personal day.

Advice to Senior ManagementBetter focus on quality control and lending within CIT guidelines.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Don't bother, if CIT survives it may not be of any value to work there.

Vice President of Information Technology (Former Employee)
Livingston, NJ (US)

I worked at CIT Group

ProsTechnology is leading edge. Some of the front line technologists left are very highly skilled. Most have left or were outsourced to India.

ConsOutsourcing culture. Senior management is very susceptible to group think. Like minded individuals with poor management, decision, and communication skills who surround themselves with individuals with poor management, decision, and communication skills.

Advice to Senior ManagementYou have lost the company's trust. Decisions that were made to make CIT a Fortune 200 company have backfired and now the company is trying to survive during this financial crisis.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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