Competitive salary, but economic situations, and RBS acquisition, may cause additional work, and constant team changes. - Market Analyst Citizens Employee Review

4.0
Dec 6, 2008
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Pros

Ability for younger employees to interact with higher executives for better recognition. Great leadership program for new grads. Exciting new opportunities to move over seas due to the recent acquisition by RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland). Ability to work in new comities to help first hand with new products and innovations. Friendly managers, vice presidents and coworkers. People within the Marketing department are easy to work with, and helpful for the most part. Competitive salary with good benefits. Good opportunities to grow, and move up into a VP position. New train station with many new lunch choices opening up right next door.

Cons

Very stuffy and corporate at times. Lack or training tends to create a steep learning curve. Transitioning to a new reporting system without enough training or direction. Sometimes very long hours, working past 7 and on weekends. Resources stretched do to current economic issues. Raises are not always just, and additional compensation or recognition is not always given. Due to the changing environment (with the recent acquisition by RBS) many holes in employment, which causes problems to go unresolved, or added work load. Changed managers many times due to people leaving or moving around the company. Job security may be a problems. The office facilities were a bit run-down (but they will be moving to a new building soon)

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Excellent work/life balance – Expectations are reasonable, and leadership genuinely respects personal time and flexibility, which makes it easier to sustain long‑term performance. Strong internal promotion culture – Many colleagues advance from within, and it’s clear the company invests in developing its people rather than always looking externally. Exceptional senior leadership – Senior leaders are visible, engaged, and hands‑on. They spend time in the weeds, visit branches, and actively connect with colleagues at all levels instead of operating at a distance. Collaborative, supportive colleagues – Teams work well together and there is a sense of shared purpose rather than internal competition.

Cons

Pace of change can be slower in some areas – As a large organization, certain processes and initiatives can take time to roll out or gain traction, which may be frustrating for those who prefer rapid change.

3.0
May 4, 2026
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Pros

The pros are the benefits, the pay could be higher for all that you learn and have to go through for ten weeks. They offer tuition assistance and opportunity for upskilling and advancing in such little time and the remote flexibility is great too

Cons

Management sucks and of course they have their favorites and then they have the people they target like myself. They micromanage bad and are quick to give you an occurrence for nothing. Their systems are so slow and then they blame you for being five ten minutes late logging in. They want you to tell them when you get up to breathe, go to the bathroom and they push for you to take calls and know boatloads of info after on 3 weeks of training. What they don’t know is that I will sue for any wrong doings or discrimination and I keep records of everything

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