TD Reviews

Pros

You can definitely be successful in your career, if you are in the right setting - team members, branch atmosphere, the style of the manager. Overall, the work environment is fantastic. Good compensation.

Cons

Meeting sales targets can be a bit difficult, if you are not strategic. FOR THOSE STARTING OUT ON A NEW ROLE: There are lots of resources for training, but you are mostly on your own. TD will provide courses for trainees and 3-month period without goals to focus on learning; some great managers and team members would help you; however, TD is a very busy environment and sometimes you could feel lack of support and training for that reason. Be ready to work independently.

Pros

- get bonuses even as a part-time teller - insurance (dental, and others) - good resources for employees (mental health etc..)

Cons

- legacy software usage - poor software implementation (do not take much UX into consideration when developing for employees) - can make decisions that do not necessarily help employees to the best of their abilities

Pros

Mostly positive corporate culture, lots of gatekeeping on advancement and promotions but honestly usually puts the right people in the right positions. Largely positive about almost everyone I worked with. The sales-first environment unfortunately promotes some people to management that are basically narcissistic sociopaths and you can see this with some executives as well. Generally really good but underpaid people.

Cons

Always nice seeing your managers have sex with their vice presidents and succeed but turn around and gate keep other peoples' success based on how much they like them versus the actual on-paper performance. Less pay than competitors, but less turnover. Very high compliance requirements which based on my recent experience at another FI is a good thing - but not for everybody. Does not put its money where its mouth is when it comes to environmental responsibility. Does a lot of green washing but still funds intense amounts of oil and gas investment. Has a Suncor executive on their board. Has some career morons on their board.

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits. Genuine effort to embrace diversity and inclusion. Pockets within the bank retain an admirable culture. Many very talented colleagues, most of whom are helpful, caring, and collaborative. Large organization and a culture of internal mobility/growth means lots of opportunity to build a career.

Cons

Leadership is variable - some are genuinely people-focused, while some are only in it for themselves. There has been a relentless and accelerating pursuit of "efficiency" last several years, and it is visibly impacting people's wellbeing. The leader of the group plays a big role in how this plays out on the ground. Workspaces (when people are once again commuting downtown) are hit/miss. Some floors are rather dated and in need of reno. TD culture of collaboration can be paralyzing, and some leaders are terrified of taking a position with their next-level unless everything is perfect. This can manifest as massive PPT decks and endless rounds of editing, or initiatives that aren't approved/started until it is far too late to execute well.

Pros

The rotational developer associate program is generally a good program. 1. If you want to try something new or just start on one technology, this program fits your need, especially you don't have any experience in a specific tech stack, they give you sometime to learn depending on the manager. 2. get to know and learn from different peers, seniors and managers. The covid make it less important, but generally a good point. 3. If you have not developed a personal interest in career, this program may help.

Cons

Some obvious cons: 1. Not all managers knows this program well. Sometimes, you feel like you are a senior intern. It is hard to have a longer ownership. 2. Can't accumulate your experience on the same track, especially you have developed personal interest. 3. Not all positions are valuable. Some teams still use old technologies and have too much legacy. 4. Low pay. The first year refresh is ignorable and can't be comparable to RBC, and bonus is hardly to be met. 5. Equipments are Windows laptop, even for developers. This result in low efficiency if you are a mac user. 6. average benefits