Warning: Do not work for Byline. - Anonymous employee Byline Bank Employee Review

1.0
21 Oct 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I enjoy my immediate colleagues.

Cons

CEO- lack of leadership, lack of vision, poor motivator and poor communicator (I don’t think he is interested in actually leading an organization.); aged systems and processes (to the point of concern regarding their liability); poor inter-departmental communication and coordination; lack of leadership is pervasive throughout the organization’s leadership roles; raises aren’t given, promotions aren’t given, and salaries and bonuses are well below market; inconsistent credit standards across the organization; band-aid solutions are applied constantly; CEO is penny-wise and pound foolish; employees are consistently asked to fill out surveys regarding the organization, but the results are never shared with the employees; acquisitions mask fundamental issues; members of executive management are openly frustrated, unmotivated and speak poorly of their colleagues. Every time there is an opportunity to do the right thing, Byline doesn’t do it.

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Cons

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Pros

No evening, No Sunday's, 19 pto days, sick time, you get to learn and go to new events in Evanston. Some people are cool to work with. It’s easy to move up in the company. They celebrate your birthday

Cons

1) The disability insurance is utterly disappointing. They take forever to release your money. I almost lost my house and car. It was horrible! I had just had a car crash. 2) The other people likes to sniff each other’s butt. If you aren’t sucking up then you won’t be liked. 3) people are heavy on WEIRD! I have health issues that cause me to be in the bathroom that’s longer than normal. I was being WATCHED and TIMED! So watch out for that. 4) The system is out dated. You will get frustrated. 5) You have to pay for parking or walk from one branch to the other. It just depends on what branch you are at. 6) The pay is low. You can get more else where. 7) The 401k takes forever to get if you need it. It’s been two weeks since I requested my money. (Still waiting) You’re better off doing Fidelity. 8) I’ve witnessed management lie to clients about certain things. 9) management will talk about you behind your back and give you attitude. 10) no two teller’s at the same branch can go on Pto. At the other location, only one person can request pto. The system for this is crazy. 11) JUST DON’T LOOK HERE FOR GOD SAKE!

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Byline Bank Response
10mo
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you have experienced delays in processing for your disability benefits and 401(k). We highly value our employees and want to ensure that we are offering a competitive total rewards package. We are looking into your concerns about benefits and branch operations and will address appropriately.
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