Pros
The people and mid management are great
Cons
Unfortunately the senior leadership team have completely lost touch with reality. The world has moved on since the Covid pandemic. Now the SLT have decided to completely eradicate the goodwill and trust they built up with colleagues throughout the last 3 years in one fell swoop with draconian rules on being in the office, removing compressed hours and dressing it all up as a “new deal”. The bank have watched as middle management hired talent from around the uk regardless of location, due to the ability to WFH. These colleagues are now left stranded - I changed from a branch based role, with a branch 5 minutes from my home address… to a risk function on the basis that I live 100+ miles from my nearest office/hub location. I am now mandated to attend said office twice a week, which will cripple me financially, destroy my work life balance and put untold pressure on my family. This is not what I signed up for. Colleague morale is at an all time low. If I could rate “senior management” lower than 1 star, I would.