Only work here if you're desperate - Branch Manager Citizens Employee Review

2.0
12 Nov 2016
Recommend
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Pros

If your lucky enough to work with a good team then it makes the days go by faster. I am fortunate enough to work with people who look out for each other and we make it fun. We try to make our office a family atmosphere.

Cons

Everything is micromanaged. The salary isn't as good as they make it seem and the incentive plan used to be great until the company decided to split with RBS and go public. Now you have to kill yourself to get a decent bonus. The benefits are just OK. The aggressive sales culture promotes the same environment that Wells Fargo had which led them to opening fake accounts. People don't go to banks the way they used to before now that everything is electronic yet they still expect you to make the same sales quotas. The computer systems are extremely outdated. I've worked for other banks and this is by far the worst computer system I've ever used and the network crashes regularly and you have to work "offline." Expect to stay for call night so there isn't much work life balance. Typically scheduled 6 days a week but no overtime. No matter what your position is, you will spend most of your time on the teller line; you are a glorified teller. Micromanagement, outdated systems, poor salary, benefits are just OK,

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5.0
5 May 2026
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Pros

Coming from a long time in the public service I was a bit nervous of the work pace, however it has been a great transition. The team and leadership supplied me with all the equipment and most of the programs I needed to get started on the first day. I have constant support for any of my ideas and my business insights even though I'm new to this industry.

Cons

The four day in office requirement is a bit much, though being new it is good to be in and meet colleagues. There seems to be a few different groups within the same business line that are working/competing towards the same project goal and the lower management are unaware the project was shared with other groups. Duplicity of the project has created a "my outcome is better" attitude.

3.0
4 May 2026
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Pros

The pros are the benefits, the pay could be higher for all that you learn and have to go through for ten weeks. They offer tuition assistance and opportunity for upskilling and advancing in such little time and the remote flexibility is great too

Cons

Management sucks and of course they have their favorites and then they have the people they target like myself. They micromanage bad and are quick to give you an occurrence for nothing. Their systems are so slow and then they blame you for being five ten minutes late logging in. They want you to tell them when you get up to breathe, go to the bathroom and they push for you to take calls and know boatloads of info after on 3 weeks of training. What they don’t know is that I will sue for any wrong doings or discrimination and I keep records of everything

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