Pros
Health insurance and the Union support is very good, some of the best that you can have in Portugal. For those looking for stability BNP is a good place to be. You have 25 vacation days, annual bonus if you meet your objectives and if you are asked to work extra time you are either paid for it or you get “extra hours” (please note that this changes from team to team).
Cons
Ok...here we go: 1 - almost non existent career progression; 2 - low salary when compared to other Banks; 3 - Managers / team leaders with no specific training on how to manage and coordinate people; 4 - Internal mobility...BNP advertises that it motivates mobility but most positions are given to smooth talkers who approach the managers and team leaders and smooth talk theor way in or they will end up giving priority to a new hire to feel protected by the 6 months trial period; 5 - Facilities: Arts building is old and dated, needs a big big upgrade on everything. Also some floors in Colombo towers need some lifting as well; 6 - HR is currently low staffed and over worked and cant handle the employees requests. Most of the times you dont get a reply at all. Is lacking the “human” element, sometimes the staff feels like livestock; 7 - BNP shows a green imagem that cares about the environent, however recycling isnt really happening at our buildings. We do have bins to separate the garbage, but at the end of the day everything goes to the same place; 8 - Digital digital...thats what we hear and say everyday, but new ways of working for the staff are nearly non existent or reserved to team leaders and staff from france; 9 - Learn french or you wont reach management, even if you do speak french you will need to smooth talk everyone to rise in the ranks.