Uniquely Reviews

- Poor Management and Micromanagement - Unbalanced Pay Structure: Frontline staff who handle the real pressure get paid peanuts, while a select few senior executive staff some of whom are clearly underqualified enjoy overinflated salaries. It’s very “Wolf of Wall Street” take from the hardworking and reward the inner circle. - Limited Career Progression: There’s virtually no real opportunity to grow beyond completing two QFA exams which, by the way, are a requirement from the Central Bank just to do the job. Management tend to have their full QFA and carry it around like it’s a PhD. - Classic Call Centre Micromanagement: It’s a call centre, plain and simple. If you’ve worked in one before, you already know what to expect constant micromanagement, feeling like a number, and a fair share of belittling. The dress code? “Business casual,” of course because nothing says “professional finance environment” like earning €27k a year in Oxfords and slacks. Meanwhile, Aldi store assistants make more without having to pretend they’re in corporate banking. - Deloitte Best Managed Company? Oh boy. Every year on this planet convinces me more and more that most people are asleep at the wheel. Titles like “Best Managed Company” sound impressive until you see how loosely “managed” can be defined. It’s amazing what passes for excellence when there’s enough branding, buzzwords, and a few shiny presentations in the mix. Voltaire said, “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Maybe not atrocities here, but definitely some corporate theatre worthy of an award show.