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Stephen J Squeri
3,546 Ratings
Pros
"Highly Employee centric work environment" (in 540 reviews)
"Awesome job great benefits great co workers" (in 474 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance is much worse than it used to be" (in 361 reviews)
"Very hierarchial structure sometimes leads to slow decision making" (in 216 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "slow decision making"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great company values, flexible work culture, people oriented and results driven organization
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great company values Flexible work culture and good work life balance People oriented and relationship driven Results driven
Cons
Slow decision making Risk adverse Lack of innovation Lack of empowerment to make decisions
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Clear progression path Amazing incentive awards Development opportunities
Cons
Work life balance Slow decision making
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good culture, great internal mobility
Cons
Big company means decision making can be slower
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Smart people, leading edge, hard workers.
Cons
Slow decision making, numerous layoffs. Lacks stability.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
The work life balance is good
Cons
Slow career growth, Slow decision making
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Colleagues are smart and driven to provide great customer experiences
Cons
Decision making could be faster
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great work life balance. They treat their employees really well.
Cons
Slow decision making. Poor card acceptance. Lag in digital presence compared to competition.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Work-Life Balance Progressive Organization Collaborative Smart people Cares about people
Cons
Pay Industry competition Internal systems/ technology slow decision making can be very reactive to competition
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