There are SO many reasons not to join this company...where do I start? - Anonymous employee ING Direct Employee Review

- If you are not in a clique, you are forced out of the company. Often times, they will not fire people, but will make their lives unbearable until they quit or be "beat up" every day - Many people on the management team are not as knowledgeable as the people that report to them; there were multiple instances that my "manager" gave me inaccurate or illegal advice - People will little to no experience are hired at greater salaries than those that have a considerable amount of experience - There are so many parties thrown by this company and most include a LOT of alcohol; if you are not willing to be drunk at most functions, you will be cast out quickly - Managers unfairly rate their employees as poor with no accurate proof of poor performance; I've seen more than one occasion that someone had excellent 360 ratings, but then were told they were not able to build relationships with clients - Money is wasted at an alarming rate - parties, dinners, happy hours, unnecessary travel, training expenses, etc. I attended the same week-long training three times because of poor planning. - Extra effort is not rewarded. It seems that the only folks that are rewarded for their work are the ones that do the bare minimum to get by - Lack of consistency in treatment of employees - some have unlimited time off, unlimited flexibility and are able to pick and choose what work they will do - Systems are antiquated and promises to "fix" them never come to fruition