A lot of potential if only ..... - Sales Assistant CIBC Employee Review

1.0
20 Sept 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Advisor Bonus can compensate for base salary. Company Bonus is low.

Cons

Constant re-organization of company policies result in a disorganized [and confusing] work environment. Poor training but access to lots of information (i.e., can "train yourself"). Organizational structure results in situations where "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing" resulting in valuable time wasted. Penny wise, pound foolish. Annual Salary increases do not match cost of inflation. Employee morale very very low due in part to lack of respect provided by management. Employee reviews do not seem to be related to quality of work, rather reviews tend to be subjective.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

-Feedback from intern manager only given at the end of a rotation differed greatly from what team members would directly tell me which was confusing. Makes me think people are only nice on the surface. -Team members prioritized some interns over others in terms of work given and time spent. -Teams in the same product group had wildly different work life balance with some working 70+ hours a week and others working close to 40. -Has high turnover overall due to lower compensation at the Director+ level.

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