Lloyds Banking Group reviews

Massively declined since I joined. The higher management have instilled a culture of fear through tick-box performance goal, layoffs and yearly skills assessments with the goal of putting people on PIP and replacing them with offshore colleagues. It is a blatant cost-cutting exercise and there is 0 transparency across the organisation. Mistakes are used to build up a case against people in order to eventually replace / get rid of them. Rarely get recognition for hard work because other people (on the business side) commonly nominate each other and ignore the hard work of the engineers. It’s more of a popularity contest than a functional workplace. Socials have been cut down on over time and there’s generally not much effort put in to taking care of staff, especially from a mental health perspective. A model organisation for how not to treat talented engineers. Progression is dreadful and any conversation over pay rises are always rejected. Nothing particularly redeeming about it.

Senior leadership and management culture can be very toxic. There is a strong sense that some leaders are actively looking for reasons to push people out rather than support them. Employees often feel they are being unfairly criticised or blamed for issues beyond their control, and concerns are sometimes dismissed or reframed in a way that shifts responsibility onto the individual. The company culture is often talked about but not genuinely practiced. While there is a surface-level message of support and understanding, in reality there is a lack of respect and empathy towards employees. Micro-management is common, and there is little trust given to staff. In situations where employees face personal or health challenges, management may appear understanding initially, but behind the scenes there can be negative discussions and a lack of genuine support. This creates an uncomfortable and insecure working environment where people feel pressured and undervalued.