Amegy Corporation Reviews

Pros

The bank is financially strong

Cons

Current banking environment is difficult

Advice to Senior Management

Amegy has a strong leadership

Pros

A personable Texas corporation that cares about its employees. Not a lot of room for growth though. Caring management though.

Cons

Very, very small raises, regardless of how long you've been with the company. Extremely poor health benefits with high deductibles.

Advice to Senior Management

Reward employees for their dedication and length of service by giving them raises, and don't hire new employees on at higher salaries.

Pros

It is a very conservative company, family oriented bank and you will learn a lot.

Cons

There's not much growth and promotion within the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Be ready to think on your feet and out of the box. If you don't know, don't be afraid to ask questions.

Pros

The work is incredible simple especially if you have had prior banking experience.

Cons

No management organization
No room for growth
If you decide to go back to school they will teriminate you
No training whatsoever
Very few people actually know how to use the operating systems

Advice to Senior Management

District managers please organize your branches and enforce attendence policy on managners. Do not overfavor some managers and let them get away with murder.

Pros

Proactive Communication
Opportunities for Advancement
Variety of Project Work
Good Work Life Balance
Flexibility - Schedule
Great Partners - Local and Across US

Cons

High Deductible Health Insurance
Economic Environment Impact on Financial Industry
Need More Automation to Create Efficiencies and Eliminate Manual Workarounds

Advice to Senior Management

Promote a culture of continuous process improvement where every employee is responsible for implementing changes, efficiencies, cost savings, and improvements.

Pros

You get 2 weeks vacation. Which is more than most other places right off the bat. I was able to do a lot of school work also. But that's about it.

Cons

The managers suck! They have no management skills whatsoever. If you give them an suggestion or express concern about a fellow employee, they automatically go into defensive mode and won't listen to what you are saying.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees. Not everything is a fight. You are not getting attacked when we tell you something. So grow up and accept that suggestions given to you.

Pros

Paycheck, experience with new technologies.

Cons

Lack of communication with senior management and lack of avenues for future growth.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep abreast of what is going on within the ranks and keep track of managers with high turnovers, they are a huge flag.

Pros

the pay alone is great along with the benefits is pretty good

Cons

political atmosphere because I wasn't the type to kiss people to get promoted. Other employees can be petty over small issues.

Advice to Senior Management

get both sides of the story before making a decision.

Pros

Looks great from the outside in.

Cons

Does not pay market salary. Everyone who enters at the same time are pushed along at the same pace. Your advancement is a secret. they do not let you know what you will be able to make. For a company the does not like uncertainty from their customers they do a really bad job of letting people know what their potential is.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay employees market salraies so they can reduce turnover.

Pros

Senior management in Houston is very responsive and does a great job of communicating with all employees. Great brand in Houston, some of the best talent in the city can be found there.

Cons

I worked in SA not Houston. The problem is SA leadership wants to be like Chase bank. They are ignoring the middle market and focusing on large corporate accounts. Only choice for health care coverage is a high deductible plan. My wife has a PPO that has better benefits and costs the same as Amegy's high deductible plan. The only real opportunity for advancement is in Houston.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop what you are doing in SA, just do what Houston did. You are missing out on a large potential client base by just focusing on the large corp. accounts. Take a second look at your retail leadership in SA.