Vantaggi
South State's strong suit is that it is a larger bank but still has the community banking feel. They will go out of their way to take care of their customers when feasible. Tellers have more autonomy than the previous bank I worked at and are also given more responsibilities. There is room to grow and the higher ups want you to succeed. If you're not sure what career path you want to follow, they will work with you and give you the opportunities to try a few things. You are not simply a number to management.
Svantaggi
As the bank has grown, in has creeped a few big bank traits namely upping the sales payout thresholds while lowering the monetary reward and points value. As with most financial institutions, SSB employees are not compensated appropriately for the amount of work they do, even though profits have exploded. FSRs are tremendously overworked and under appreciated. New hire tellers have also seemed to decline in quality over the last year, putting a drag on more senior retail employees and customer experience.