Bank of Queensland Reviews

Pros

-QLD based bank- headquarters in Brisbane -colleagues 'in the trenches' together

Cons

- unsupportive managers -no accountability. The culture is to pass the blame to those underneath -no interest in improving the processes and systems- just work harder and longer -"reasonable hours" wage was manipulated so that everyone is 'technically' on minimum wage and whatever the difference over the minimum wage is all inclusive of any overtime or public holidays you could work (i.e. to be paid overtime you would need to exceed 30h+ pf in overtime)

Pros

Small bank with great vision

Cons

Bad management specially on corporate branches, they have just filled bums on seats with no skills and brains. Managers have no sense of people management skills. Working here was no value to my career and skills because they dont value employees. You will just be a muppet who will follow bosses that are in competition to prove themselves.

Pros

Flexible working arrangements, good work culture, good people to work with

Cons

Even after working for 6 years I never had any salary increment and no career growth. HR is horrible, they wants to implement so many structures for learning and development. Nothing really make any sense as they prefer to hire external talent rather than an dedicated internal resource. HR can take weeks to response to a simple query. Lady in the recruitment team is unprofessional and irresponsible. She didn't respond to my enquiry about one role even after I tried to contact her multiple times. There is favoritism in work allocation and everything. People who work in the ground, provide output on time are not preferred. But, people who are good at talking/have time for coffee are preferred. Higher management also prefers people based on personal relationship, rather than work experience etc.

Pros

Diverse and interesting work opportunities

Cons

Critical business units are understaffed

Pros

Newstead office is modern and located in a nice area, people are generally nice and the coffee machine is better than most

Cons

Unfortunately those in leadership and management roles are not experienced enough to support the team. They are lovely people but struggle to create a culture of empowerment and trust. Sad to see so many great professionals and people leave the business when they realise the legacy leaders aren't able to lead the team to success. Significant cultural issues that been identified but not successfully resolved by leadership.