ING reviews

It can be overly bureaucratic . As a witnesses to being absorbed by ING we all see the slow, lethargic takeover of what were once vibrant organizations. A lot of IT work gets outsourced to a point where the cost savings vanish. It takes longer to get requests fulfilled and the quality of work is less than when the work was performed by in house staff. Risk management and compliance, reign supreme, this can and often does squash creativity and risk taking. If you are a climber, who likes to think independently, this is not going to be a positive work experience for you. Promotion is almost non-existent, however you'll have plenty of opportunity to learn new skills as colleagues leave and are not replaced. Very few people rotate positions abroad, only senior management.

Most of the advancement is into middle management where you get a lot more work with very little additional pay, and you don't get to use the skills you gained as a lower level employee since most managers are glorified paper pushers. The pay scales could be improved for workers with skills above and beyond basic customer service. Heath insurance benefits are getting more and more expensive every year no matter where you work, but it seemed like they were more expensive at ING than other places that I've worked for lower quality coverage. Communication from upper management to middle management could be improved, and from middle management to "regular" employees could really use a boost.