First Merchants – I've been with FMB for going on 8 years. I've been through many integrations and changes. | Comparably

First Merchants – I've been with FMB for going on 8 years. I've been through many integrations and changes.

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For consumers and businesses and all customers, First Merchants Bank delivers uniquely attentive service across a broad range of financial services. As a community bank with a strong positive reputation, we approach all customer relationships with a genuine “helping you prosper” service approach. read more
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I've been with FMB for going on 8 years. I've been through many integrations and changes.

Briefly describe your overall experience at your company

i've been here a long time and have been able to move up

Briefly describe your overall experience at your company

my loyalty to FMB has been 9 years strong but I don't feel FMB is loyal to those that come up in the company and stay

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

the freedom that comes with my role

What makes you most happy at work?

working with my clients within my community

What makes you most happy at work?

stability to be able to have a job

What are some of the best things about your team?

Work together well, no pettiness

What makes you most happy at work?

my customers and community that i get to serve

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

following up on promises on the consumer banking side

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

recognizing loyalty within the company and not just new hires

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

individual recognition based on success not always reflected in the branch scorecard

What are some of the best things about your team?

We work together well and work for the team to be successful not individuals

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

my location allows me to service my community as a small town bank with big services to offer

What are some of the best things about your team?

We work as a team very well. We support and are invested in each others success and want to be successful

What are some of the best things about your team?

I have a dynamic team that brings a lot of good insight and service to the branch and to our customers

What makes you most happy at work?

Knowing my customer and my team can count on me to be a mentor and a manager. My customer can count on me to always make the time to help

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

my markets vibe is very much a team and everyone cheers and helps the branches on. We promote success and have open dialoge on struggles. No one branch is trying to be better then another, we all pitch in to help.

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

revisit salaries on a SCRR and BCM level like we were told during Covid when raises went in effect but BCM's were put on hold and never discussed again. Consumer banking centers should be given more credit and time then they are currently given

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

loyal employees are not recognized for that nor are they paid for staying, we higher in with high compensation to try and win the race to fill positions. BCM that have been told that Role based increases for this position would happen for years but hasn't.

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

I'm loyal to FMB but don't feel like they are loyal back. The managers are the ones the expectation sits on to balance a work/life balance but you are always have to be "on". The pay has been a hurry up and wait to be approved. Cheaper to hire then to retain

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

a personal connection to the consumer banking team and their needs to be successful. As we close banking centers, branches are affected but told with this change comes the oppurtunity to invest back into branches when it comes to technology. Instead we purchase a new bank to add to the tech burden.

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

When pay is reviewed and found to have an employee that is being paid under the minimum, it is not fixed immediately but during review time so the annual review merit raise is used to get to the minimum amount for that role, not the increase to minimum and then your merit increase.

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