BNP Paribas reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(9,090 total reviews)
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Jean-Laurent Bonnafé

83% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

BNP Paribas has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 9,090 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BNP Paribas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Apr 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The only pros I could think of is time off policy. Nobody else on the street gives 25 days of PTO to an analyst. AVPs get 30, and VPs get 35

Cons

No mentorship, guidance and support whatsoever. Every man is for himself. Managers are not interested to help you grow and develop, unless you self-promote and 'play the system'. Low pay with no raises for a couple of years. A lot of managers are rather incompetent, so you can't expect any guidance, while trying to resolve an issue or get a question answered, especially regarding the new and growing regulatory environment. And here is an example of a very unique situation: an employee regularly working overtime reports to a manager who is on a reduced work schedule (works 4 days a week), and who storms out of the office at 5:30 PM every day. One definitely can't complain about micromanagement here.

1.0
Apr 19, 2014

Not a meritocracy

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Pros

Those who are patient and wait it out will eventually be rewarded, regardless of their competence. Base salary is ok. There's not a great deal of pressure of staff. Overtime isn't usually expected.

Cons

Competence and new ideas are feared and discouraged. A culture of celebrating mediocrity keeps poor managers in a job. False economies that cut costs in simplistic ways but don't consider the knock on effects that ultimately waste more money than what was saved. Bonuses are the poorest in the industry and have seemingly nothing to do with merit or performance appraisals. Yearly staff share scheme was cancelled without explanation. Very weak HR. Result is business lines doing as they please for short term gains while doing long term damage. Management are generally avoidant of confrontation. Result is a tense undercurrent.

4.0
Apr 17, 2014

Good

Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance is good. It is a stable company.

Cons

Average pay. Difficult to move up the lader. Politics.

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