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Ian Narev
487 Ratings
Pros
True to their word for work-life balance: possibility to work from different locations (in 105 reviews)
Very supportive of flexible working arrangements (in 76 reviews)
Cons
Large organisations come with some red tape (in 43 reviews)
Very large organisation can be difficult to navigate at times and to know what is going on in other areas unless you make a real effort to be engaged (in 38 reviews)
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"Operations Analyst"
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Stimulating work, competitive pay, enjoyably work environment
Cons
Bureaucracy can sometimes be painful
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-23 23:47 PDT![Commonwealth Bank of Australia Logo]()
"Data analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time
Pros
Great work life balance and work at your own pace
Cons
Politics happen across various areas
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-22 20:41 PDT![Commonwealth Bank of Australia Logo]()
"CBA Culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Lots of opportunities and education assistance. Exposure to large networks and high end technology.
Cons
Pay is not as good as other financial institutions
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-21 22:41 PDT![Commonwealth Bank of Australia Logo]()
"Great Culture and UpSkilling"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Excellent culture
- Great internal training
- Gender diversity
- Amazing technology and innovation
- Focus on process improvement/red tape reduction for staffCons
Appear to pay less than the other banks across the board with base salaries.
Advice to Management
Be competitive with salaries to retain the talent you've invested in - we don't want staff turnover because people are jumping ship for pay increases!
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-19 01:34 PDT![Commonwealth Bank of Australia Logo]()
"excellent"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great people great place to work
Cons
no cons at this time
Advice to Management
stay focused on the customer
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-18 18:35 PDT![Commonwealth Bank of Australia Logo]()
"Overall culture"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time
Pros
- Nice people
- Ongoing social eventsCons
- Very targets driven
- Not much room for career developmentAdvice to Management
Don't just focus on statistics to measure employee's performance because it doesnt measure the overall picture of what we do
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-19 02:29 PDT![Commonwealth Bank of Australia Logo]()
"I loved CBA"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- smart motivated people
- technologically advanced
- interesting workCons
- the normal cons that come with a big corporate
- hard to get things done/alignment enterprise-wideAdvice to Management
- focus on making it easier for cross-functional teams to deliver value for the customer
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-19 15:03 PDT![Commonwealth Bank of Australia Logo]()
"relationship manager- equity"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time
Pros
great culture, flexible working, stable career
Cons
salary not competitive to market
slow career path progressionAdvice to Management
not much to advise
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-18 02:52 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Good for long term and options"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Huge company with virtually unlimited options for progression. Good training. Nice people. Stable and secure employer. Good benefits such as cheap health insurance. Highly structured.
Cons
Very slow to do anything. Changes take years in some cases. Too rigid. Too risk focussed instead of providing the best services. Management too focussed on profits.
Advice to Management
Pay staff better, especially branch staff. Get more agile. Make decisions without consulting every person under the sun.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-12 19:41 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Analyst"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time
Pros
Good culture, friendly people, big organisation
Cons
They were cutting back alot of expenses. Were very selective in who they gave remote access to for flexibility, whereas BT gave it to me straight away no questions asked. Also making massive cuts to their Wealth Division and not replacing others
Advice to Management
Invest in your employees
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2017-09-12 22:51 PDT
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