Scotiabank Bank Teller Reviews

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No Cons as such.

Cons

Very little pay for such a high stress and high responsibility position. Lack of sufficient opportunities for career advancement. The department is almost always short-staffed which leads to a highly inconsistent lunch schedule and a total lack of breaks. Highly stressful training process, which felt more like a survival of the fittest challenge. Very outdated technology and problematic communication between branches makes the job even harder. Expected to work full time hours for a part time compensation and benefits. The workload has been gradually increasing, while many positions were eliminated.

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No room for advancement, they hire people from the outside, no bonus

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full time positions are not available unless you are management

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Very structured and rigid environment. For someone who likes freedom and flexibility, do not work in a bank.

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They would switch my schedule the day before a shift without letting me know and then if I missed the shift because I was unaware I had one they wouldn't call me to let me know until 5 minutes before the scheduled shift would end. Convoluted phone system made it impossible to contact and ask when shifts were, also made it practically impossible to call in sick. Part-time employees treated like dirt, as a student I was forced to become a full time employee during school breaks without being asked. Condescending management team with little respect for the needs of their staff. Enraged clients because it was impossible to book an appointment with an advisor.

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Sometimes a big problem with internal communications. The call centre has very inconsistent service. Some days are over an hour on hold for help.

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It's unavoidable to have times when you'd be unbalanced at the end of the day. That can force you to stay around an hour after work just to figure out why.

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- Can be a bit bureaucratic but that is the nature of a lot of banks
- Nothing else...great organization

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Serious pressure, beyond difficult to move up, as a teller you get a good wage. But it's 60/65 hour cheques. Over a standard full time job it works out to close to 11/hr.
Never full time on teller unless have lots of experience. .06 is 2nd highest position. Guarantees 22.5 hours - that means even if you work 33 hours a week and you take vacation. You're only paid 22.5.
Management are on tight goals from head office so when you think you do something well - you won't be recognized - mores expected- it's never good enough