Solid company, but still a bank - Anonymous employee KeyBank Employee Review

3.0
13 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent culture during my tenure there, was able to move around from job to job and different lines of business as I wanted to. Benefits were always pretty good for a bank.

Cons

Still a bank culture, usuall filled with folks who were just kind of "there". Not a lot of young folks, not a ton of energy, at least for me. Last manager would lose temper frequently; tended to use the stick instead of the carrot when it comes to managing people, which I didn't respond to well.

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Cons

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Pros

Flexibility is what sells this place as a great place to work. Hybrid schedule, great PTO, no guilt trips for needing time off for family matters.

Cons

Your experience will vary greatly based on your manager. One asset manager can freely call in or wfh without worry where another AM may be reprimanded for the same. The insurance department is completely inept. Borrowers are constantly threatening to sue because our insurance dept management sucks. Very little training across most departments. Some people work very very hard, others dont work at all, there doesnt seem to be much oversight there. When a manager tells their employee "dont expect to get promoted next year" with no guidance or encouragement, you pretty much kill all motivation for that employee to do better. They will hire people as senior staff and pay them way more than their seasoned employees make, and then tell their seasoned employees not to expect a senior promotion.

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