Grupo Santander Reviews

Pros

santander offer good package Benefits, friendly environment

Cons

low opportunities, they have not increased the salary in the last 4 years, no matter how hard you work. they do not appreciate your effort

Advice to Senior Management

you have to incentive your employees. employees lost the loyalty and they do not trust santaner anymore

Pros

strong global banking group with a focus on Europe and Latam. Opportunity to work with some of the regions largest customers.

Cons

They have a very vertical structure. Lots of managers. A lot of the decisions are taken in Spain. A lot of managers are Spanish, therefore limiting growth for local employees.

Advice to Senior Management

My advice is to allow more independence for the local units. You should develop strong local management teams.

Pros

Great Enviroment to work in, you'll learn if your into your job, company is transparent with the client so no big problems with that, as much hours as you could.

Cons

not very flexible towards your schedule, not a very family friendly company, not a decent pay-benefit package,had to do long hours do make ends meet .

Pros

be efficent as a commercial bank

Cons

put too much pressure on everybody

Advice to Senior Management

be yourself 24 hours a day

Pros

Good job flexibility, plenty of freedom, ok work load, development in skills are fine, friendly environment, nice people around you,

Cons

poor progression route, work load un-ordered, too many adhoc request, problems are being left and not solved, senior managers stays at status quo without improvement, top boss are not serious at things, not profressional enough

Advice to Senior Management

Make employees aware what is needed to do to make it to top management, having internal promotions first before looking for outsiders, have more planning and stick to it. Solving problems instead of create problems.

Pros

Good place for career progression

Cons

No staff discounts, no preferencial rates

Pros

This Job gives to me autonomy, ability to decide, and good knoledgement

Cons

High pressure in an proactive enviroinement

Pros

Continuous growth within international markets.

Cons

Total focus on spanish employees.

Pros

Well run (financially) company that makes it clear what constitutes success. Development opportunities are plentiful and you can make a difference.

Cons

Bosses not very good with flexible working and family. Expected to work long hours, regardless of what's going on. Real 'boys' culture, aggressive and sales/numbers led. Not much intellectual leadership - graft is valued over brains. Very difficult to advance unless you get put into the talent pool by your leader.

Advice to Senior Management

The obsession with cost:income ratio leads to dumb decisions.

Pros

good managers, stress free environment or almost stress free, low hours of extra work, and balnce life between work and home

Cons

bad salary, promotions and raises are only for some persons, co workers lack determination and qualifications for doing the job.

Advice to Senior Management

nothing bad to say about the managers because they are very good and they are the best in Grupo santander