BB&T Reviews

Pros

They spend a lot of time in helping you develop, if your not comfortable calling clients, they will help you. Incentive for products sold is also nice. You also get recognized when you do something they feel will help other RB's

Cons

It's hard to move up if you don't have a degree. Also if you're at a slow branch, you will be making lots of calls to get your sales up. If you have a bad manager, then Godspeed

Advice to Senior Management

Be open to criticism and use it to your advantage, don't be afraid to make calls, the worst thing that can happen is they tell you "no" or they hang up on you

Pros

Good leadership and an ability to develop your skills

Cons

Retail side can be a little hard to deal with

Pros

Secure career with very little layoffs
Comprehensive Benefits Plan, especially medical
Low Pressure environment
Stability
Consistency
Good work life balance

Cons

Base Compensation is low relative to peers
 Outdated Technology especially systems
Too Complacent and satisfied with status quo
Not a visionary company

Advice to Senior Management

They need to be more aggressive

Pros

Great values with a focus on client service
Strive for good work/life balance
Stable employment
Excellent Sr Management
Very attainable production goals
Benefits

Cons

Fairness of compensation
Taking length of employment under consideration more than production when reviewing candidates for promotion
They don't reward highly productive staff more than average performers when it is time for a raise

Advice to Senior Management

Shift your focus when promoting from within to production instead of tenure and you will see an increase in market share

Pros

Friendly co-workers. That's about it.

Cons

EVERYTHING. BB&T likes to hire managers who are manipulative and make the workplace insane. The sales goals are ridiculous.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire better managers.

Pros

up to 6% matching 401K, flexible time off however vacations start off at a paltry two weeks

Cons

- poor leadership - micro management is rampant and feels like certain managers do not genuinely care for their staff, only how they appear to their bosses and exec management
- pressured to cross-sell products that clients don't need so that managers can look like they are doing their job - short term approach that counters the bank's "relationship banking" philosophy
- constantly need to report calls/referrals - should look at the bottom line instead
- poor technologies which create redundancies and inefficiencies. Recently invested lots of time and money training for an ineffective software that was confusing to use
- credit is understaffed, therefore deal decisions are delayed

Advice to Senior Management

- Keep it simple
- recognize and nurture talents' strengths and not focus too much on weaknesses
- invest in technology and employees
- face reality - we are not a community bank

Pros

Loyal to employees. Great job of indoctrinating managers into the BBT culture

Cons

Frugal in any and every way imaginable

Pros

Clean and professional environment, good friendly people, solid knowledge base, measured in approach to just about everything, benefits are okay but mainly if you can accrue some time, executive management visible, lots of talk about values at regional management level.

Cons

Pay is average at best, pay increases are limited, conservative, wacky incentive structure, set your hour glass for decisions to be made, email reliant, too many meetings, certain non performers can hide, bad news delivered via proxy,

Advice to Senior Management

Let some of the Winston-Salem second level staff out in the field at least once per year

Pros

nice co-workers and internal people

Cons

politics, if not in Winston-Salem then do they know you exist?

Advice to Senior Management

research

Pros

You work hard and you will move up in the company. You are recognized for your efforts and promoted just as fast. We underwrite deals, which gives you a complete picture of your clients' financial picture.

Cons

Some of the systems are dated and the procedures can be viewed as a little old school.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep on doing what you're doing, love the bank. Keep buying banks that fit our culture and we'll be the best of the best.