Bread Financial Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

The hours are flexible and aside from a brief hiccup in getting connected the first day, the onboarding process was pretty good. Work life balance is very nice and there isn't a tendency to overload people with more and more and more and more and more work.

Cons

Processes are not well documented. It's a thing where you gradually learn it out, but that takes time and can lead to confusion. The company has a pretty complex heirarchy, so figuring out where you stand can be challenging. Again, it's something that you see more of and get a bigger picture of as you are there but it takes time.

Pros

Really easy to find a good work/life balance

Cons

Some of my colleagues are less pleasant than others

Pros

- The company growth is tremendous and the resulting bonuses were generous the past few years - CEO is highly personable and makes himself very visible to associates at offices across the U.S. through frequent "road show" meetings - Ability to buy company stock at a discount is a nice benefit. The stock has appreciated immensely, and if it continues to do so you can profit pretty well.

Cons

- Over the last seven years or so, the culture at my office evolved to a strange place where it felt like there were high school cliques being driven by senior leadership. I understand the need to dress professionally for work, however in certain roles if you weren't dressed up in the latest-greatest fashions and accessorized to the hilt you weren't considered 'Alliance Data branded' by management. This could contribute to your career going nowhere. - The work life balance was very poor over the majority of my nearly 15 year career. With company growth came the constant need to deliver work for new clients in very difficult time frames. Also, some large existing clients have demanding work cultures that in turn can drive a very demanding work culture at Allliance Data. If you happen to you service these particular client accounts, be prepared to work long hours. It's reasonable to expect that at times work will be busy and extra hours are needed, however, in my experience it was an almost constant expectation. - Mass company layoffs were handled with little sensitivity. My co-workers received no individual advance notification that their jobs were being eliminated in a re-organization. Impacted associates learned they were being laid off on day of termination. It was very disconcerting to watch co-workers toiling away at their desks one moment and then literally escorted out of the building the next because they had just learned their jobs were eliminated. I understand that jobs sometimes need to be eliminated in the corporate world, but there are much better ways to execute layoffs. This event said a lot to me about the leadership culture.

Pros

I got my first WFH job with this company and I loved it so much I stayed for almost 5 years. If you’ve never worked from home before I highly recommend it. It’s truly a game changer, especially if you have a family or get social anxiety. BF offers a lot of WFH opportunities, which makes it a great company to work for if that’s something you’re prioritizing.

Cons

It can be difficult to find a good work life balance at first if you’re new to working from home. It takes some adjustment and there’s also other differences to consider (you spend a lot more time on the computer obviously) so just keep that in mind.

Pros

Work Life Balance and culture

Cons

Cliques. Politics. Poor leadership at the manager level

Pros

In the call center environment, many opportunities for bonuses if looking for supplemental income. Also, easier shifts to work around on a school schedule.

Cons

Difficult to move up in the company from the call center even with a college degree. The environment feels very political in terms of how much power and control your supervisor has over your ability to move up or laterally in terms of promotion. Work/life balance is becoming less important to managers as they focus more on the business growth and demand more from employees.

Pros

Most people are easy to work with

Cons

If you don't play the corporate game you will be let go. Work life balance for some within the same department is decided by who has kids and who does not. Some leaders are promoted too early and fail to do their jobs, learn bad habits, etc., but will not take feedback.

Pros

Good Work life Balance and Salary.

Cons

Limited learning and no promotions.

Pros

Quality of life and a great work life balance

Cons

Lots of changes constantly

Pros

They care about their employees and try to give them the best of work/life balance they can

Cons

I have no cons to write at this moment