TD Bank, a great place to get experience but take your future elsewhere.
Pros
Diverse workforce. TD bank is very accepting of different groups of people. I experienced much more diversity at this job then at other similar positions. Informal atmosphere. Although I wouldn't say this is always a plus, the atmosphere is very laid back.
Cons
I started working for TD bank when they were known as Commerce Bank. Commerce bank had it's problems but things quickly went downhill after the merger. The information that needs to get to managers simply isn't given. Managers can't complete their jobs effectively and it only gets worse in lower-level positions. Employee morale is non-existant and no efforts have been made to recover. Managers are misleading when it comes to pay and promotions. Employees are told that their department transfers/promotions are a 'lateral move' and do not come with a pay increase. Coincidently other employees experience a hefty pay increase. Pay rates are also miniscule compared to similar occupations in competing organizations. It took me two years of exceptional performance to earn what my new company gave me upon hire. Team leads and Supervisors also make little pay and have little incentive to lead effectively. Bonuses have been essentially wiped out, further reducing employee incentive. There is no option to gain wage increases based on ability. Wage increases only come with department promotion/transfers, and they are small or non-existant in some cases. Yearly wage-increases also went down from a possible 5% based on performance to a max of 2% with exceptional performance. Apparently no amount of performance meets the 'exceptional' standard, so increases are now 1% a crossed the board, or none at all.
