Unfortunately, that's the case in most small IT shops. It might be a large bank but I bet the programming team is small relative to other depts. It is just expe

Unfortunately, that's the case in most small IT shops. It might be a large bank but I bet the programming team is small relative to other depts. It is just expensive to hire someone to test code. Most general managers don't understand that programmers need help testing code. From their point of view, programmers need to produce error-free code. It takes a strong IT manager to make the case of why new code needs to be tested after a programmer delivers it. So yes it's common but you could make the case for unit testing and that will make your life a lot easier.