Pros
The comedy, somedays you feel like you are getting a free gig. It is hilarious to see what some people say and do just to act like they know what they are doing. The term ‘winging it’ would be the best way to describe the management. After working here you realise just how good people in professional environment are.
Cons
Fear culture, this Bank has a toxic environment that is run on fear culture. Managers and Exec will overpromise the Board due to their inexperience and this results in staff being bullied in order to achieve these results. I was asked to work late on multiple occasions just to complete last minute request. On many occasions i had to cancel evenings with my gf. False sense of flexible working, the moment you request flexibility you get a cold response. The only people who have any flexibility are those ‘chosen ones’ Executives and Managers send emails after midnight and on weekends and because they are working they expect you to be working. Worst of all if you are sent an email on a Sunday and do not respond as per your contract you are chased for a response written in a passive aggressive manner by 9am on Monday morning. Is this flexible working? Although there are some nice people there are also those who have been there a while and the consider themselves to be the ‘elite’ and ‘untouchable’ some of the things i heard come out of peoples mouths were comical, yet listen to them long enough and sure enough they moan about all of the issues but they will not do anything about it as they currently have an easy ride. This group of people also look down on others who are not like them in terms of culture or beliefs. Staff turnover is exceptionally high, do not believe the false information about growth. If this was the case why did all of the Branches close? There was also redundancies in 2019, it is interesting to note that non of the people made redundant were muslim? Is this really an ethical Bank? There is a real Indian vs Pakistani complex at this Bank and this was evident in the redundancies at the time. (Those made redundant were all Indian or white and all non muslim) A simple search shows the same jobs advertised again and again, if the growth stories were true they would be one of the biggest employers. There is no stability, people who join see the cracks and leave before its too late. I should have left sooner had i not been saving up for my wedding. The majority of the positive reviews are left at the request of HR. This means active members of staff will leave positive reviews to ensure that they do not paint targets on their backs. Read any positive reviews with an open mind.