Bureaucratic nightmare full of half-baked plans. - Anonymous employee BBVA Employee Review

1.0
1 Dec 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation and benefits are fair.

Cons

This place lacks direction. Senior management talks a good game regarding the big picture, but execution is lost in the never ending levels of middle management. Decision making is compartmentalized, so throw customer service out the window - time is too valuable to be waiting on a response from this bank. Constant change is a given, but the delivery and execution of new strategies or technology is always lacking. Its a large company, so expect an emphasis on processes over people. If you think your opinion matters or should even be heard, apply somewhere else. My best advise... Come back in 5 years and see if management has gotten it together.

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