PNC Financial Services Group Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Cons

There is a laundry list of cons, but the primary issues I faced were the compensation-or lack thereof-and the lack of positivity in the work environment. While it may not have been the case at all of the branches, the branch I worked in was filled with negativity and immature attitudes displayed from both the branch manager and also the teller supervisor. I took a major pay cut to come to this company with the hopes of pursuing my goals in the financial industry and because of this, made it a point to display my desire to gain another position in the company that would be more in my career path. However, once I communicated this to my manager, I began to notice that she would say or do things in a matter that indicated that she had no desires for me to progress. I had top sales in the region for my particular position, and she wrote me up for a mistake that I made based on lack of training that I received when I first started, which in turn caused me to be denied my quarterly bonus. There were other issues that went on that I'm more than sure should have been sighted as beyond unethical, such as having us working in the branch with no ventilation in the middle of the summer, along with no air conditioning, and exposed insulation and paint fumes everywhere. Between the constant digs and gossiping among the management and favoritism displayed towards less than productive employees, this work environment was a cross between a joke and a bad dream. While it is evident that most positions in the financial industry and corporate america as a whole are pretty much based on politics and who you know to get where you want to go, I would not wish the things that I had to deal with on anyone.

Cons

Pay is a notch below par. They will never pay you what you're worth unless you leave the bank and come back years later. Very little promotion for non-upper management employees. You basically have to promote yourself by switching jobs every two years to stay ahead. Benefits are okay, employee 401K contribution is maxed at 4%. Health insurance is all high deductible and full of potholes to the point where you're probably better off with an Obamacare plan. Very little company diversity. The bank talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk with its community outreach (Green LEED Platinum Tower as a distraction while investing in Mountaintop Mining, for example).