Bank of Ireland Reviews

Pros

Great benefits, friendly people - really do try to make sure that you understand what you are doing and help you along the way.

Cons

Management in Ireland not great in communicating the truth to their employees. Mislead in where the company is going and their compensation to their employees.

Pros

I liked the 35 hour work week. Almost no overtime. Good atmosphere. Nice people. It is possible to maintain a work - life balance.

Cons

not to challenging. training only for starters nothing after that. salary not great. poor benefits. structure of company not great.

Pros

at bank of ireland every one works for each other, every one gets on well because we will strive to achieve the same goal

Cons

during my first year in the job i had to work very long hours, maybe even 12 hours a day 7 days a week

Pros

Good workers, great team environments, and hungry individuals. Good Benefits and 401k package. A lot of face time with upper management, able to voice opinion (however usually falls through the cracks).

Cons

The division I work for used to be very nimble, think on the fly, and have an entrepreneurial mindset. However over the last 2 years the company has literally been on hold with any strategic thinking. This organization may be a positive one in the future when it pulls its head out of the sand, however currently I would not recommend this organization to anyone unless the price was extremely right.

Advice to Senior Management

Think proactively not re actively. Think about innovation to stay ahead of the curve rather than following the pack. Global expansion is key to diversification.....BOI does not think this way. Make calculated risks for future rewards (currently extreme minimum risks are taken which equals minimal gains to lower level employees).

Pros

Great, friendly staff who are a pleasure to work with and who appreciate the importance of a good work/life balance

Cons

Compensation and benefits are not to the standard that is available elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management

Different sectors of the bank should be treated differently dependent upon performance

Pros

Good pay, reasonable time off.

Cons

Senior management is a joke and unless you are a favorite, you do not get promoted. All hiring is based on who likes who best, not about competencies.

Advice to Senior Management

Take a good hard look at HR practices!

Pros

Very Casual Environment. Easy to communicate on a personal level with management.

Cons

Lack of Strategic vision of management that limits future growth of busines. Due to this lack of vision, I feel that the company long term success has been greatly compromised and therefore the future growth of the employees (raises, training, learning, etc.) has been reduced much lower than it should have been.

Advice to Senior Management

Work towards recognizing opportunities and taking calculated risks for greater rewards

Pros

Comprehensive Benefits and less prone to lay-offs; Work life balance respected;

Cons

No bonuses awarded, nationalization risk and downward pressure on compensation beyond that seen at competitors;

Advice to Senior Management

Communication with employees has been poor.

Pros

A reasonable employer, with reasonable compensation.

Cons

When immediate superior is only interested in their own progress, and has little interest in improving the lot of the people who work for them.

Advice to Senior Management

Think of the long term, and not the short term apparent benefits.

Pros

A large company with opportunities to move between divisions

Cons

The technology used is very poor & old age practices that can frustrate people.

Advice to Senior Management

To be more visible day to day.