ATB Financial Reviews

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There is always change happening at ATB, so you have to be prepared to pivot and adjust course in the work you do or how you do it
Being a smaller financial institution (not a Big 5 bank), processes aren't always regimented and outlined. This is a good thing as well, but it's a difference from the Big 5 where things tend to come 'top down' and is very processed.

Cons

No work life balance
So many things to handle at one time

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As with most banks, the pay is not the best, but there are good benefits and opportunities.

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Work life balance is discussed as a must but not a reality

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Changing of systems and process continually. It’s extremely difficult to keep up with the right way of doing things as it’s always changing.

They still push a huge bonus systems that rewards the wrong behaviour. It pushes people to be dishonest and put customers into products that aren’t necessarily right for them.

Not understanding the differences, strengths and weaknesses of the different markets. Giving someone the same expectations whether they are downtown Calgary, or in the middle of rural Alberta doesn’t make sense.

We continually get mixed messages, were supposed to be customer obsessed, unless we don’t want you to be. We want you to be proactive, unless we don’t want you to be.

Switching to Google, yes that has been a con.

Cons

No growth opportunities and aside from hiring and firing, HR ("people and culture ") seems non-existent. Once you are in, even if you are a high performer (by your leader's account) you have to look for your own growth opportunities with 0 support. Basically, if you want to grow in a different team in ATB, you're back at square one: it's as if you had never worked there before. If you seek a meeting with HR they get very uncomfortable and rarely give you the time of day.
Also goals and objectives seem overlooked and adds up to not knowing what needs to be done to grow and progress.
I'm disappointed that for the first time in my career, I did not grow as a professional, I did not learn anything, and it is not because I didn't want to, I really put myself out there and gave it my all.

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Senior leaders of tech team are not technical...

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Take home pay too low, micro management by team leads (depending on who you get) threatening termination, no positive feedback during 1 on 1, get lectured on taking sick day and being 5 min late, blaming game without research to really see if employee is at fault. If TL hates you, they treat you like garbage and get on your neck until u have no choice but to quit to avoid them firing you.
Other- mandatory 10.47% pension deduction (about $200/pay) + $39.38/pay for parking and $5/pay for gym. 36.25 hours work week. After all the deductions, works out to about $16/h
Banking benefits- dont help much if you already bank with Atb. No benefits for business accts and no interest break on US MC
Nothing is free...xmas party $37/person, kids xmas party $5/kid
At ccc, there was no work life balance. Atb needs shift covered. They dont care if you have families that you need to see...
They claim to listen with 11 words of wisdom, THEY DONT! as a customer and as an employee.

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Poor people management strategy. HR is not very supportive.

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- Like all companies there are always politics in play but this happens everywhere
- A lot of people work remotely which is a great benefit but it can sometimes be annoying trying to do working sessions on a call while sharing your screen