Worst micromanagement - considered going to law firm for this - Anonymous employee Scotiabank Employee Review

1.0
1 Aug 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing about this team. Out of my entire career, the manager and the assistant managers were the worst human beings I have ever met

Cons

Wealth management services team. This team has probably close to 10 turnover employees within a year. Why? The management is absolutely the worst humans you will ever meet. When you are ill on Thursday with Friday already booked as vacation, manager asks how will I make up time to come into an office that week as it’s a hybrid model. Laptop had to restart due to some tech issue, so was 5-10 minutes late logging in- manager said they will deduct that from my vacation pay. Unrealistic expectation set to the team. Wants something done - but doesnt force overtime, can’t pay for overtime, but needs to be done on that day. My life was a living hell when working for this team. 3 people just suddenly decided to get up and leave the job because of this micromanagement. The management does not blink an eye that people quit. Do not work for this team if you want to work at scotiabank. Avoid at ALL COST IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A LIFE.

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