ATB Financial Reviews

Cons

No company is perfect. There are still politics being played in departments and teams. The transformation is starting to wobble a bit and I'm not sure we will meet all the objectives. Again, politics at the senior management level, however the heads all have the best for their area at heart. Just need to break down the pillars more. A name change to guilds by itself doesn't do it.

Cons

I don't believe I have any cons to comment on. Every business has items that one might not see eye to eye on. Having the honest conversations in an appropriate way is fundamental to relationships and personal brand.

Cons

So much going on, duplication everywhere. Nothing actually is being accomplished. Adopted Agile methodology and have seen much less being produced. So many priorities and agendas, it's a mess. There a few leaders that are bullies and senior management covers for them and lets them behave horribly. Culture is rapidly changing from once amazing to bleh. Where is Curtis?

Cons

The company limits your growth potential

Cons

-Raise freezes even after record profit breaking years
-Company is pretty segregated with many different priorities in different departments
-Some departments have a negative culture

Cons

-Base salary is not competitive, or even median, for the marketplace. This has resulted in a number of high-performing individuals leaving.
-There has been no raises for the past 4 years or so - which means that for employees in ‘destination roles’ that haven’t changed positions - they’re getting about 8% less pay in today’s dollars.
-Many processes and systems are inefficient - and I believe we are doing our very best to solve, but this is a hard problem with no easy fix.
-HR at ATB, or People and Culture - while willing to answer any questions you may have/are generally nice - have zero involvement in facilitating a career roadmap for any existing team members. This results in the individual relying on the leader to support/guide their development - which some leaders don’t have the capability to do, and others are incentivized to hold you back as long as possible/to prevent a team vacancy. This attitude is what sometimes creates an echo chamber where we hire from outside the company to resolve the vacancy - instead of promotion from within.

Cons

No Parking for employees who commute to office.

Cons

ATB is not competitive with salaries.

Cons

The only con (which could also be a pro) is that the job opportunities are limited to within the province. That said, there is a small percentage of team members who live outside of Alberta and are still able to fullfill their job /role working remotely. The technology and collaboration tools makes it easy! (guess thats a pro too)

Cons

Ambiguity, constant change, weak middle management leadership. Little work life balance