Former Decent bank that went down the toilet - Manager RBC Employee Review

1.0
May 27, 2010
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits, half way decent pay. That's about it.

Cons

Unrealistic (actually outrageous) sales goals relative to market penetration. Regional managers vary in their leadership styles and it's not so bad if you're in a region with a good RM. Top level management are not in touch with reality. They pass down blanket "one size fits all" directives and marketing gimmicks which work in some areas and fail miserably in others. The stress caused by micro-management (the worst I've seen in my entire career) coupled with the unattainable goals make this place a nightmare to work at. It would seem that back office people differ in their opinion completely- probably because they're not dealing with the same level of managerial disconnect due to back office's isolation from the market. The disconnect filters down to clients. I actually had customers tell me that the only reason they stayed there was because they like branch staff but actually hate the bank. Work here only if you love to telemarket prospects, harass existing clients into opening more accounts that aren't really needed, enjoy lousy back up support, getting 90% of your loan applications turned down, and if you enjoy being bullied.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Opportunities to work on enterprise-scale systems with modern tooling and automation initiatives. Excellent collaboration between infrastructure and incident management teams; vendor coordination is efficient. Competitive compensation and benefits package, including solid health coverage and retirement matching.

Cons

Workload spikes during major incidents can challenge work-life balance, especially when on-call.

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stable work life balance. The culture is really great, very easy to work with complex management and managers. Willing to help you grow and learn with clients

Cons

Not a lot of room for growth unless you come in the door with that expectation. It can be very easy to get stuck in this role as your pay slowly increases and the job title mostly stays the same. Associate promotions and raises are rarely given and take a lot of coercion to get.

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