Retail Banking is dying - Branch Manager Associated Bank Employee Review

2.0
12 Sept 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Company has an excellent core group of dedicated employees who know what is going on, have a sense of what it takes to really get the job done, and love what they do despite the challenges.

Cons

Shareholder pressures are lethal to the retail bank. This compression forces extreme measures by upper management that translate into unrealistic sales goals while cutting FTE. The results are shadow sales goals, and less than 1% of branch management making bonus. There are cliques that are hard to break into, and a lot of decisions are made without thinking of real world impact.

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5.0
1 July 2026
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Pros

Great benefits Free checking accounts with no charges! Sick and PTO time Always room for internal growth within company

Cons

Colleagues don't qualify for lending despite current employment - if credit score and income are not there.

1.0
25 June 2026
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Pros

Volunteering Opportunities Severance Package C Suite Seems Good

Cons

Poor Communication Poor Upper Management Underutilizes Talent Inefficient Softwares Bloated Organization Hard to advance in company

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