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Waste Your Time - Software Developer PNC Financial Services Group Employee Review

1.0
12 Oct 2018
Recommend
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Pros

-The employees tend to be very nice. -Good Cafeteria & Location -They do try to keep people engaged -The Help Desk is generally useful. You'll be using this a lot.

Cons

All of these cons are in the Retail space. Other departments may actually be decent places, but stay far away from Retail. -Employees are nice, but tend not to be the most capable in their fields. There is a major lack of actual technical talent. -Due to this, things are in a constant state of pretty much imploding. Management doesn't listen to technical developers and plans ahead without getting any input about timelines. Everything then just jams together. -Because management doesn't have much of an actual life, they expect you not to as well. Expect calls during the weekends and meetings well after you should have already left. -There is no desire to change any of this as they only listen to the business who manage to whine their way to getting what they want. -The business just constantly chases after the best new ideas without any concept of trying to be ahead of things. They also don't understand anything technical, insisting instead on using 3rd parties that they can stiff if they don't get what they want. If you are employed by PNC, this will be used against you. -The idea of using new technology is anathema to PNC. Expect to use well outdated technology. -The idea of making anything easy to install or use is anathema as well. Expect hours of frustration on the phone with the Help Desk. -Decisions are not communicated well or sometimes at all.

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5.0
21 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great People to work for. Management wants to see you succeed. Great hours and time off benefits.

Cons

Working with the public. Sometimes high stress depending on the customer.

2.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compared with similarly sized institutions, PNC offers decent work-life balance. But it all depends on who your manager is. People are generally very helpful and always willing to answer questions. For the most part, I enjoyed my time there.

Cons

Compensation is frequently ranked among the bottom percentile in the industry, and this was no exception for myself. They do not take into account the cost of living of a certain area when you are in their analyst program. For example, someone in Nashville would have to the same compensation as someone with the same position in San Francisco. During my time there, it definitely felt very “laissez faire”. Communication among deal team members was also a bit unpolished, with juniors frequently having to play catch up. The bureaucracy and level of siloing between lines of business is awful. It slows down deal execution and overall efficiency.

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