ɐdˈɪʃənəli, fˈɜːst mˈɜːtʃənts bˈæŋk wʌz lˈɪstᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə “bˈɛst plˈeɪsᵻz tə wˈɜːk ɪn ˌɪndiːˈænə” baɪ ðɪ ˌɪndiːˈænə tʃˈeɪmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːmɜːs ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn fɔːɹ mˈeɪdʒɚ kˈʌmpəniz wɪð wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ plˈʌs ɛmplˈɔɪiːz ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn.
Additionally, First Merchants Bank was listed as one of the “Best Places to Work in Indiana” by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in 2018 for Major Companies with 1,000+ employees and again in 2019.