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Updated 2 Dec 2023

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Found 2,496 of over 3K reviews
3.4
53% Recommend to a Friend
United Overseas Bank Deputy Chairman and CEO  Wee Ee Cheong
82% Approve of CEO

Found 2,494 of over 3K reviews

3.4
53%
Recommend to a Friend
82%
Approve of CEO
United Overseas Bank Deputy Chairman and CEO  Wee Ee Cheong
Wee Ee Cheong
795 Ratings

Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "Colleagues are friendly and helpful(in 272 reviews)
  • "Good benefits like leaves and medical(in 157 reviews)
  • "Generally people are nice and help each other out(in 85 reviews)
  • "bonus is good and competitive(in 69 reviews)
  • "Good working environment for working and gain skills and experience.(in 67 reviews)
Cons
    1. 5.0
      29 Nov 2023
      Officer
      Former Employee
      Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Well developed bank to work ar

      Cons

      Could be a bit traditional

      1. 2.0
        29 Nov 2023
        Assistant Manager
        Current Employee, more than 1 year
        Singapore River
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        1. Stable 2. Competitive salary 3. Colleagues are mostly friendly 4. Boss is good 5. There is opportunity to learn more as training provided frequently

        Cons

        1. Long working hours - additional 0.5 hours as compared to others 2. Management are conservative with new ideas 3. If your direct manager doesn’t like you, that’s it.. even though you’re performing. 4. Stringent processes, people are so scared of changing things due to if sth happens you’re the one got blamed 5. Lack of autonomy as everything also must refer, can’t make own decision which slows down the whole process 6. Guilt trip when taking sick leave as well as leaving early if your colleagues have not done their work. Even though you’re fast but still have to help out for those who are less efficient and lower productivity ones 7. Difficult to take leave if the manager doesn’t like you 8. Staff well beings are concerned but not across all departments

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        1. 2.0
          22 Nov 2023
          Product Manager
          Current Employee, more than 3 years
          Singapore
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          People are helpful? But you get your share of helpful and cancerous colleagues no matter where you work at

          Cons

          - Old school management whose articulated strategy does not align with what they ask to be done on the ground. E.g push for A as strategy to the media/investors, but asks you to focus on B during your day to day work as it’s a quick win. - Dinosaurs who expect 100% work from office just so they can see u around (even though there’s an official remote work policy by HR, most of the bosses ignore it blatantly and expect their teams to be in 5 days a week. The bank is losing truckloads of talent because of this inflexibility but the leadership refuses to change their ways.] - lowball salary and weak perks that are below market (if you see it at UOB, expect to see it at the other local banks at higher amounts/tiers). - highly political - there are circus shows setup every month with the sole agenda for you to show to your bosses what u have been doing in the month. No clap = no promotion. Absolute waste of time.

          1. 3.0
            1 Dec 2023
            Junior Risk Analyst
            Former Employee, less than 1 year
            Singapore
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Usually there is 3 months bonus

            Cons

            Poor leadership from team leads. Most team leads are at the level because they are in the company for a v long time. But they don’t have leadership skills. They throw juniors under the bus and take credit when junior did things well. Ask junior to scold other department.

            1. 2.0
              19 Nov 2023
              Back End Operations
              Current Employee, more than 1 year
              Singapore
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              - Flexi2 to be taken once a month to get 2 hours off on a single day - End an hour earlier on Fridays - Very reasonable workloads but people who don't like deskbound or monotonous work may not like this. - Freedom and autonomy in work, (managers are not micro-manager-y but that might not be limited to my office alone) - Generous amount of annual leave IMO, 23 days of AL and 30 days of medical leave

              Cons

              - Long work hours, (9.5h in office, 1,5 hour lunch), may be a deal breaker for some - Office amenities and atmosphere honestly feels like it's stuck in the late 90s and early to mid 2000s, quite outdated and slow coming over from other banks - Not much in Work life balance options, Flexi2 available but not enough to make up for the amount of time we're spent working

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              1. 1.0
                2 Dec 2023
                Anonymous Employee
                Former Employee, more than 1 year
                Novena,
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Harsh workplace so you can survive anywhere after this job

                Cons

                HOD is bad in all angles, dislike promoting internally. HOD never appreciates staffs, treats staffs as chess pieces. HOD always discredit staffs, disregard performers or non-performers. There’s always something bad about everyone who works under him. Managed out a lot of women who have family planning in mind.

                1. 2.0
                  27 Sept 2023
                  Credit Analyst
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  Singapore
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  - Flex2 (2 hours off that can be taken once in a month) - Friday end 1hr early - Similar aged analysts - Work on wide range of industries

                  Cons

                  Traditional bank/mindset. Very well known in the whole department that there is a few Team Leads that is very old school and if you are not in their team, you are lucky. They micromanage, shout, degrade and scold analyst infront of the department when they make a mistake or when there is much work/stress. Banging of tables and snide remarks are also often made. Gossip is rampant. Turnover is high in the department; probably due various reasons. Stepping stone place. WFH is only once a day, but up to each team leader discretion on this. 830am to 6pm or 9am to 630pm working hours. Non-existent pantry; only instant coffee machine and cold/hot water. Below than average salary compensation. High workload for analyst.

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                  1. 3.0
                    29 Oct 2023
                    Wholesale Banking
                    Current Employee, more than 3 years
                    Singapore
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    - Decent leave and flexi hours - Basic development courses available for all staff - Wellness Days - Recently implemented SORA flat for housing loan for staff

                    Cons

                    - Risk teams not business friendly and will eventually run business to the ground - Compliance teams very rigid automatons who over read into regulations- should get lawyers on board instead - this part also with drag UOB in the mud for awhile - Paternal leave and maternal benefits poor - can be improved with more coverage - Salary can also be improved to be mark-to-market to at least DBS level - can match DB level even better

                    1. 2.0
                      22 Nov 2023
                      Personal Wealth Executive
                      Current Employee, more than 1 year
                      Singapore
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      - High basic paid - Good company benefit

                      Cons

                      - work overtime and overload of work until 9pm - commission is too low and voucher take too long to redeem

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                      1. 3.0
                        2 Nov 2023
                        Vice President
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        Singapore
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        As most employees would tell you, UOB is a family. Also, culture is pretty lax so if you’re at the stage of your life or career where you want to chill, it’s a good place.

                        Cons

                        Benefits aren’t great. Comps are not competitive. Systems, processes and data are all over the place. No one is keen to improve anything, because it’s not in anyone’s interests to fight for improvements to take place. Office environment sucks, I mean the physical office. It really looks like it belongs to the 1980s.

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                      United Overseas Bank has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 3,301 reviews left anonymously by employees. 53% of employees would recommend working at United Overseas Bank to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.

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