Not a place for innovative, forward thinkig, employees; definitely not for minorities - Senior Administrative Assistant BNY Employee Review

2.0
Mar 5, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great colleagues to work with and help make the days better There are some managers that are real leaders Decent benefits and vacation days

Cons

The good Old Boys and the Good Old Girls club runs rampant. Promotions are not based upon skills or knowledge, but by who you know and are connected to. Most managers have a ridiculous God complex believeing that because they are networked in, they are untouchable. Do not dare say anything that doesnt\'t align with management. There is nothing like a bunch of non diverse people trying to solve diversity issues when they have no interest in diversity whatsoever. But however they can take the some more money from one thing and put it into somewhere else. Rules and policies do not apply to everybody so dont even bother complaining to HR they are the worse offenders in the company. The entire HR leadership team needs to be fired and replaced if you want to solve all of the problems in the corporation. Also compensation is based upon what you look like and who you know. There is no real career path or advance within the organization but the employees need to take ownership of their careers. MY ADVICE IS RUN!!!! You can't take ownership of something that you dont have influence over. think about that. Management is lacking to say the least. They can be immature and unprofessional. They are personal vs professional. Managers don't have people skills.

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