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    Scotiabank CEO Brian J. Porter
    Brian J. Porter
    1107 Ratings
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    • "Work life balance was sometimes tough, but that might vary by department" (in 83 reviews)

    • "Very long hours, HR is not very helpful" (in 47 reviews)

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    1. "Great place"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Human Resources Manager 

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      good salary, christmas parties, room to grow

      Cons

      TOUGH management, poor office culture, long hours

      Advice to Management

      stop favourtism

      Scotiabank2019-06-12

    2. "Project Manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great work culture, support and mentoring readily available, trust given to employees to work on interesting, strategic projects

      Cons

      long hours, disjointed HR system (the worst when it comes to onboarding), some areas of the bank are very overworked.

      Advice to Management

      trust your staff

      Scotiabank2019-05-02
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    3. "rewarding"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Scotiabank full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      great development and training. worked in a small town so networking was easier

      Cons

      pay long hours none i can think of

      Scotiabank2019-05-16

    4. "Awesome place"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      great people, great culture, greta benefits

      Cons

      long hours, politics, manager dependant

      Scotiabank2019-04-09
    5. Helpful (1)

      "Analyst"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      Interesting files, company supports changing departments

      Cons

      Long hours, culture can be political

      Scotiabank2019-03-22

    6. "manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      usual benefits work from home option for stock

      Cons

      lower salary long hours....depending on which division you work for lots of politics

      Scotiabank2019-03-09

    7. "Above average"

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      Current Employee - Senior Financial Advisor in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      The work environment fosters a good team work culture

      Cons

      Long hours and bigger branches are still decorated from the 90s!

      Scotiabank2018-10-05
    8. Helpful (1)

      "Scotiafunds Financial Reporting Team"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Scotiabank full-time

      Pros

      Get to partake in a variety of work.

      Cons

      Very long hours during annual reporting and semi reporting periods (up to 12 hours every day at least)

      Scotiabank2018-08-21
    9. Helpful (2)

      "I was not a fan of Scotiabank."

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      Former Employee - Financial Advisor in Whitby, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Scotiabank full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Nice people Talking to customers is fun

      Cons

      Rushed training Long hours Not much room to move up Job seems dishonest as customers were coming in for advice and management wanted us to push product on them

      Advice to Management

      Train employees better

      Scotiabank2018-06-05

    10. "Processing Clerk review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Scotiabank

      Pros

      the lunch room was great and that was about it

      Cons

      long hours and low pay scale

      Scotiabank2018-05-17
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