SCBT Financial Reviews

Current Employee – been working at SCBT Financial

Pros – I don't worry about the company failing.

Cons – The compensation is very low compared to other companies.

Advice to Senior Management – More communication from the leadership team. There should be some physical presence.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SCBT Financial full-time for less than a year

Pros – Plenty of spare time to goof off

Cons – They keep acquiring new banks yet continue to do back office things in an old school manual fashion. It's all about titles and a horse and pony show...not about work. Insanity begins as I sit at my desk days on end with absolutely nothing to do.

Advice to Senior Management – Put people in management positions that actually show management and leadership skills.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at SCBT Financial

Pros – It's a paycheck. Front line staff are great.

Cons – Executive Management is aloof. Lack of communication. Lack of respect to the front line staff. Good old boy network that cover up for each other.

Advice to Senior Management – My advice is to the Board of Directors. You need to vet your people. You have definate charecter flaws in the executive management.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SCBT Financial

Pros – We are a bank committed to providing the best customer service possible to our customers and a positive, supportive environment for our employees. Ethics are held in the highest regard. Business strategy is shared with all employees and they are recognized as critical to the success of the bank.

We strive to be a community bank with big bank solutions. Our products and services are comparable to larger banks in our industry. Our ability to respond quickly to customer needs puts us one step ahead of the bigger, regional, publicly-held banks.

Ownership is committed to growing our bank. Our employees are also committed to reaching that goal.

Cons – Executive management changes too often.

Advice to Senior Management – Never forget that leadership includes communicating the vision with employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at SCBT Financial

Pros – Customer service from the staff is exceptional.
Two weeks of vacation until 5 years and then an additional day up to 3 weeks.
The core values were wonderful.

Cons – No promotions from within above FSR level.
Unfair treatment of staff with obvious favoritism.
Market Leaders have too much control over the individual branch employees.
The bank is now leaning towards a sales oriented platform instead of a service one.

Advice to Senior Management – The bank is growing much too fast for the support side. Instead of promoting virtually every employee who is not a teller or FSR to a Vice President is only giving a pay raise to those who don't deserve it as much as the front line people. The tellers and FSRs are the backbone of this company and employees will continue to look elsewhere if the morale is not increase and raises are not given where they are deserved.

Former Employee – worked at SCBT Financial

Pros – Very competent senior management team

Cons – As soon as the bank began to acquire other banks, the culture immediately changed. Taking care of long time employees of SCBT was no longer the 'top' priority of senior management. Growth was all that mattered. And once size is all that matters, morale takes a hit, everyone has to start fitting in a 'box' unlike before, and you begin to feel more like a number than an employee. And the number of hours you had to put in just to keep up with the growth (I'm talking 65-80 hours EVERY single week) just wasn't worth it anymore.