Pros
Objectively, a job is a job. It pays the bills. Honestly, not much else good/neutral can be said about working at RJ.
Cons
Things went downhill very quicky after Tristate Capital Bank merged with Raymond James. TSC was a smaller company where most employees knew each other and you actually had that warm feeling that your contributions mattered. These are a few other things that have deteriorated after the merger: RJ healthcare plans are a lot more expensive with worse coverage; HSA company contributions are much lower; RJ software that we had to convert to is horrible – very slow, not user friendly, very outdated. Another extremely inconvenient change that RJ brought over is the lack of accrued vacation payout upon termination. Of all large financial institutions, RJ is the only one I’ve come across that’s doing this. If you have any accrued vacation time that you haven’t used up before voluntarily terminating employment, that time will be lost and not paid to you. In my case, RJ HR refused to accommodate me, considering that the reason why I was leaving the company, is to enlist in active duty military service. When I was trying to express my concerns with RJ HR, I was not able to find any way of contacting them directly. All communication went through Tristate Capital Bank’s HR team, which I think, is very inappropriate. Overall, working at Raymond James, is like working at any other massive company where you are not even regarded as a human being.