Pros
Though recently trimmed back, it still offers a relatively competitive benefits package, including healthcare, dental, child-care reimbursement, and even adoption assistance. It is also one of the few financial corporations that is staying strong in the current climate, providing job security and plenty of room for gowth within the company. THus, I would highly recommend getting in on the stock plan, which is available to even part-time associates, along with many of the other benefits.
Company values actually feel genuine and are followed, breeding a loyalty among employees, which is important for stability. Generally there is a strong team work feel at the branch and even district level, which helps morale. And starbucks coffee...
Cons
There is sometimes a problem with information trickeling down from the top and frustrating lack of uniformity regarding operations. Lack of full-time opportunities in the banking sector contributes to a brain drain as the most talented seek to make a living elsewhere. There is the usual struggle between sales and operations as the company tries to grow, sometimes creating conflict as number-driven sales people try to push through things that are in violation of policy and even law. There is also the professional conflict that arises when the sales side is unofficialy regarded as being above the operations side. In some markets the perfect balance has not been achieved.
