Countrywide Financial – “Countrywide Bank?”

Pros

Countrywide Bank offers good benefits and flexible hours. They provide training in Boston and support for their positions and allow you ample time to prepare to work there. They offer discount programs for many services including theme parks and cell phone packages. The offices are usually small and most times everyone works as a team. The main goal of this position is retention and if you are good at sales this should not be too difficult for you to do. All in all its a decent place to work if you are looking for a job which provides flexible hours but not great pay.

Cons

There is no real room for advancement. They have also been taken over by Bank of America and numerous locations are closing. They do not sponsor you for any licensing exams and do not allow for any opportunities for advancement. Unfortunately there is little to no future with this company. There is some favoritism by management to certain employees. Many workers leave early or come in late. The bonus packages leave much to be desired. The pay is definitely not great and there is a lot of "cold calling" involved with this position. You must also meet a quota for answering customer service calls every day.

Advice to Senior Management

Give more opportunities to advance.