Immature environment that promotes a lethargic culture - Product Owner Santander Employee Review

2.0
10 Jul 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great individual contributors, good starting salary, secure job, good low level managers, nice bathrooms, good meeting rooms, good natural light in the office

Cons

Lack of clear career advancement, every project must be done "yesterday", high level of secrecy among C-level to mid level managers, no communicated vision for department, HR department is disengaged on employee issues and slow to react to issue reporting

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Santander Response
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Santander is always looking at ways to improve all facets of the company. We thank you for your review and appreciate your honesty.

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Like most retail banking roles, there is a strong sales component. With fewer customers visiting branches due to online banking and ATMs, much of the day is spent making outbound calls to existing clients, trying to set appointments, and push products and services. While I understand the importance of sales in the industry, I personally felt there was significant pressure to prioritize sales goals over relationship building and client service, which I was not comfortable with.

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