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11 months ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)
> Seems like the only people making money WORKING in a bank are the ones making commission on loans and even then it's not a whole lot compared to other sales industries.
To say nothing of the pressure to perform. Somehow you're expected to close a dozen loans a week, yet you're given absolutely no tools for getting people through the door. You're not allowed to advertise on your own or given a budget to do so, and you're not allowed to solicit customers outside of the bank walls. For compliance reasons, only the bank could publish ads because language banks can use is regulated.
"Okay, so how am I supposed get people in here?" I interviewed for the job once and I asked these questions. They didn't have any answers for me, but they were adamant that they were going to ride my ass regardless. I had to sit there and wait for someone to tell me they wanted a loan, or make small talk and ask them if they needed a loan while they wait in line, or call branch customers and ask the same over the phone.
That's it. That's all the tools they were willing to give me, and any week could be my last week if I didn't make their numbers. I turned them down, obviously. About two weeks later they were calling me back and almost begging me to take the job. Bank *branches* are some of the most bullshit places to work. Now, the administrative offices are where the real money is made. Those jobs are absolutely worth pursuing.
To say nothing of the pressure to perform. Somehow you're expected to close a dozen loans a week, yet you're given absolutely no tools for getting people through the door. You're not allowed to advertise on your own or given a budget to do so, and you're not allowed to solicit customers outside of the bank walls. For compliance reasons, only the bank could publish ads because language banks can use is regulated.
"Okay, so how am I supposed get people in here?" I interviewed for the job once and I asked these questions. They didn't have any answers for me, but they were adamant that they were going to ride my ass regardless. I had to sit there and wait for someone to tell me they wanted a loan, or make small talk and ask them if they needed a loan while they wait in line, or call branch customers and ask the same over the phone.
That's it. That's all the tools they were willing to give me, and any week could be my last week if I didn't make their numbers. I turned them down, obviously. About two weeks later they were calling me back and almost begging me to take the job. Bank *branches* are some of the most bullshit places to work. Now, the administrative offices are where the real money is made. Those jobs are absolutely worth pursuing.