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Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
1,898 Ratings
Pros
"Good work environment and Team spirit" (in 250 reviews)
"Good work life balance, good environment" (in 107 reviews)
Cons
"Long working hours for most people" (in 105 reviews)
"low salary when compared to big4 entry level salaries" (in 98 reviews)
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"Labor intensive"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at BNP Paribas full-time
Pros
Good bonus and competitive pay
Cons
Long hours but capable colleagues
Pros
colleagues were very helpful to each other
Cons
long working hours but meals are claimable after 7pm
Pros
Job security and good bonus
Cons
Long working hours for most people
"Company review"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at BNP Paribas full-time
Pros
Strong brand profile and asia pacific ambition, management responds quickly in crisis mode, organisational structure not too complicated, opportunity for internal mobility, ok staff benefits.
Cons
Long hours (certain departments), slow promotions/pay raises, very low bonuses (by banking standards), office politics (certain departments), limited career progression. Lack of familial spirit and openness for true collaboration.
"Cultural bias"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at BNP Paribas full-time
Pros
Good for retirement. If you do not breach policies, you can stay here for good
Cons
Long working hours. Stagnant development.
"Controller"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BNP Paribas full-time for more than a year
Pros
Employees are like family members
Cons
Long hours but manageable currently
"Commodities banking leader"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at BNP Paribas full-time for more than a year
Pros
Learnt a lot about commodities product in the banking process. Helpful colleagues.
Cons
Managers are not effective, long hours, heavy work load with insufficient staff. Low increment and almost unheard of low bonus.
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"at bnp wealth mgmt - politics"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at BNP Paribas full-time for more than a year
Pros
good benefits (typical of a bank), nice colleagues,
Cons
long working hours, a lot of office politics (from management), poor management
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"Getting tough"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at BNP Paribas full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
People are friendly. Familar with the job. Training available. Job stablility
Cons
Mgmt getting disorganise. Long working hours. Overload with job. Procedure not streamline.
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"Very long hours"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at BNP Paribas full-time for more than a year
Pros
Lots of celebration , friendly environment , helpful people , big tables and free food and drinksevery quarter in a year
Cons
Very long working hours snd need to burn weekends off often. Unhelpful working culture between departments. Very manual and slow in making decision
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