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Nottingham Building Society

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Nottingham Building Society Reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(136 total reviews)

Sue Hayes

93% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Nottingham Building Society has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 136 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Nottingham Building Society employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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136 reviews
1.0
9 Apr 2025
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Pros

Colleagues genuinely want to support one another, Peer to peer support is strong. I like what the strategy is trying to do, helping people to get onto the property ladder that would ordinarily struggle elsewhere.

Cons

The business is trying to operate like a corporate bank yet without the funding or resource to do so meaning more and more people are overworked, under resourced and burnt out. Unrealistic timelines are the norm with no time to focus on things properly and majority of tasks and projects being picked up 'side of desk' alongside an already large BAU workstack. Regular, last minute requests for ExCo packs/reports have to take priority which has created a hierarchal culture. Experience no longer seems valued, instead opting for bringing in new starters on significantly higher salaries and longer serving members of the team feeling under valued, under appreciated and often, exited from the business when their face no longer fits (happening monthly currently). We talk of being 'customer obsessed' and yet the core systems, processes and procedures are in desperate need of investment and overhaul if we are to truly put customers first. Instead, huge amounts of money is spent on external consultants and contractors who seem to disappear as fast as they arrive, often adding little to no value to business.

1.0
13 Mar 2025

Negative, toxic, workplace

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Loyal and friendly colleagues that genuinely care.

Cons

The work culture is toxic, with an unrealistic workload that forces many employees to work late nights and weekends just to keep up. Overworked team members receive little to no recognition, while senior management appears to favor promoting and rewarding higher-ranking colleagues without valuing the contributions of the actual doers. The office environment has grown increasingly bleak, with employees departing regularly. It feels as though each visit to the office reveals yet another empty desk. Raising concerns with leadership has proven to be futile. They consistently ignore feedback from the team and refuse to take accountability for their shortcomings, both to the employees and the business itself. This lack of responsiveness and acknowledgment leaves little hope for meaningful change.

1.0
21 Apr 2025

12 months of changes for the worst

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Really do value what the business is trying to do with its mortgage proposition to support people to own their own home Most colleagues are fantastic, will do what they can to help each other out and keep each other going in what has been a difficult 12 months

Cons

There appears to have been a huge shift in the last 12 months where colleagues are no longer valued on what they can bring to the business and how well they are performing. Instead everything seems to be about bringing in new very expensive hires whilst the existing colleagues ‘doing the do’ are over worked, burned out and often back doored or removed from the business as part of unthought through and rash restructures. This then leaves the business unsupported and feeling very unsettled. There’s very much a feeling of ‘is it my turn next’ . The company suggests it values feedback however feedback such as engagement surveys is often ignored meaning it feels like colleagues are not listened to or valued and you are seen as a ‘troublemaker’ for giving feedback. There’s a culture of everything needing to be done now which adds to the burn out, senior management and exec also regularly pivot on requests needed for exco packs and reporting leading to those ‘doing the do’ not sure what they are doing from one minute to the next. It’s become very toxic and a ‘if your face fits’ culture. Unrealistic workloads are the norm and the once really valued work life balance is getting harder and harder to sustain.

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