I was part of the bank’s last merger, which to say the very least was handled with haste, greed, and deception. I have been gone for almost a year now, yet my time with them still comes back to bite me. They failed to disclose to the employees that were brought over from the acquired institution that if the bonus did not meet the threshold, they taxed it at the lowest percentage. Since we didn’t have this information and were used to being taxed at the highest bracket, we did not realize we would have to sit funds aside to cover this when tax filing came around. But I was so used to them failing to disclose useful information, that this just didn’t shock me, because they also failed to keep us updated in a reasonable manner on major changes that would affect customers. Considering my job was to speak with customers on a daily basis, this made it extremely difficult to do my job effectively. I was finding out updates from customers because they were getting (some) updates. Overall, there was very little communication and consideration in this company. I do not recommend working here. When we were first made aware of the merger, they promised all these great things: pay raises, better technology, and a great work-life balance. I saw none of those things. Also, it seems that they are trying to hastily grow in order to have the biggest bank buy them out to line the pockets of executive leadership.
