Pros
- Having been at the Bank from the old days of toxic atmospheres and progression limited to if you face fits! I can genuinely say to see where it is now I feel proud to say I work for OSB! Salary is competitive, progression is based on both experience and behaviours! The bigger benefits such as mat leave, compassionate leave, and hybrid working are great but even the smaller benefits such as ice cream in the summer (and the CEO even serves on the van to make it more personal) , vouchers to say thank you for your hard work make staff feel appreciated. They are also extremely flexible if something happens at home and you need to work from home for a few days! I have seen a number of CEOs over the years but Andy is definitely the best we have had! He is on our level and spends time with his staff and takes an interest in them unlike previous CEOs who never left their ivory towers!! I can’t speak for other teams, but, although our team is huge, everyone works hard together well, when busy we all pull together and live the #oneteam ethos but also socialise as a team like the whole team bowling!Show me a company that has grown as much as we have and still maintained the family atmosphere! We’ve had a number of staff that have previously left the business for other roles elsewhere but we have had a number of them come back because other companies fall short! With the changes that are happening it can only get better! - They also give back to the community by giving every member of staff 14 hours to carry out volunteer work in either the company’s charity or other charities of your choice. - they are very disability aware, there are disabled parking spaces, lifts, toilets and emergency evac chairs for emergencies, specialist equipment such as rising desks/chair and mental health first aiders throughout the company.
Cons
Definitely the Systems, however, again being there as long as I have, I have seen the progression from the truly archaic to what it is now and the difference is extensive! Although there is still a lot of room for improvement, the company is investing heavily on improving this further!
