Stable but deeply unsatisfying - Operations Specialist BNY Employee Review

2.0
Jan 10, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The work is undemanding and job security is reasonably safe. A good place to start in the industry I think but not as a long-term carrer plan. Unless of course you are bureactically minded and good at office politics.

Cons

I got thie impression that the departments acted as a collection of petty fiefdoms each living in its micro-world. There never seemed to be any overall plan or inter-departmentcommunication. There always used to be lots and lots of meetings were nothing was really achieved in the end. Promotion is based on who the department boss likes rather than ability and if you have an enquiring mind and a desire to progress this is not the place for you.

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Cons

1) Retaliation is a way of life at this company going back to 2018 and becoming worse since 2) Mid level managers are very efficient at passively insulting the Teams they are responsible for. 3) It is nearly impossible to advance in the company. 4) When you try to post to another department - your Mid level manager will do the best to stop you from advancing. Some have close friends in HR that will even have you submit a new application in an attempt to accuse the other department of recruiting you. I have experienced this. 5) The only way to increase pay and experience is by leaving the company. 6) It use to be a culture of lets help others when there is a problem, now it is lets find who to blame for upper mangers rushing a project before all risks are identified. 7) If you are taking a new Job - professionally push for higher Salary once you are in raises will be very small.

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