Too much work place politics - Community Banker - Essential Banking Barclays Employee Review

1.0
Sep 27, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Its really hard to find one, My only Pro is its a job.

Cons

You are under paid and over worked. Your expected to get to work Half an hour to an hour before you start getting paid, to which you can not claim over time then you are expected to not request over time for the first 20 mins after your hours. Try to discise selling with 'Helping Customers'. You are repeatedly told we are a business and expected to have a percentage of helping customers each day/week/month. You are expected to be self sufficient with reduced staff and more work. When mamagement makes an error or has a go they can say they are tired. When you are an EB and you do the same and you are informed your behaviours arent inline with thwur standards. You will be told progression is often and fair, not true.

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Barclays Response
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I am really disappointed to read your experience of working with us. This is an uncomfortable read. I am not sure which of our branches you worked at but it is clear you did not have a good opinion of the management team there. This is not the culture across our branch network however it can come down to poor management and bad relationships. I hope you are now progressing your career in an environment that is delivering a positive experience for you.

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