Pros
-Double pay on bank holiday -Overtime paid -If you work in client services you get to build relationships with client portfolio and might get to travel to client site on occasion -Ok for new graduates to get experience in financial services, older staff feel out of place. -Work from home available but management complains if do as it has to be fair for other employees. They are yet to introduce it on a regular basis to all after talking about it for two years...
Cons
-Very cliquey culture -What is alright for some employees to do is not alright for others -Low wage compared to the amount of work expected. -Promotions given to people who wormed their way in by befriending management -No work-life balance during peak time -Management does not listen to their employees, they make false promises -Poor benefit package:all of it is contributory based -Discriminating company where they blame you for taking time off if you have personal issues -No flexi-time -They regard employees as expendable and are not phased by the amount of people leaving -Bank holiday work though not mandatory they expect coverage. If you are a language speaker they expect you in -All fun perks during busy time are taken away to save money -Low morale -Teams other than client services are very much back office drones, repetitive tasks -No career advancement -Female employees who have children are not allowed to work part time. The maternity leave is also statutory