Great benefits - Poor Management - Branch Manager KeyBank Employee Review

2.0
May 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Offers great employee benefits and has top level banking products. Aggressive sales goals with the ability to earn good bonuses on top of salary.

Cons

Retail banking management is focused on sales numbers and not customer needs lacking integrity. Mid management is haphazard and inconsistent with corporate management directives. Technology is terrible computers crash everyday taking hours to open accounts with customers. The sales culture makes this a very stressful job lacking a positive work/life balance.

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Pros

Culture, opportunities, industry leading products and benefits

Cons

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4.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Flexibility is what sells this place as a great place to work. Hybrid schedule, great PTO, no guilt trips for needing time off for family matters.

Cons

Your experience will vary greatly based on your manager. One asset manager can freely call in or wfh without worry where another AM may be reprimanded for the same. The insurance department is completely inept. Borrowers are constantly threatening to sue because our insurance dept management sucks. Very little training across most departments. Some people work very very hard, others dont work at all, there doesnt seem to be much oversight there. When a manager tells their employee "dont expect to get promoted next year" with no guidance or encouragement, you pretty much kill all motivation for that employee to do better. They will hire people as senior staff and pay them way more than their seasoned employees make, and then tell their seasoned employees not to expect a senior promotion.

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