Westpac Group Reviews

Pros

Large organization Australia's first bank, lots of opportunities to grow

Cons

Recruitment process is quite lengthy, Have not fully experienced work life balance in my 8 years of service

Pros

- good training - opportunity to grow

Cons

- Stress with targets - making calls

Pros

Collaborative, supportive and customer driven culture

Cons

Decision making is sometimes slower than expected.

Pros

Worklife Integration is great and lots of exposure across a number of business units, people are excellent to work with

Cons

Dated tech stack, Finance is the primary driver of all decision-making, very risk-averse,

Pros

If you can find a unwatched corner of the office, you can go completely unnoticed in exchange for very little work. Quite possibly why the work life balance is so great! For the ambitious, you can create yourself a nice empire of morons - just remember to cc everyone in all manner of emails, then get your team to cc other people to keep the chain going. If you hear someone say something that sounds smart, you...

Cons

Its challenging when you actually need others to do their work. My IQ has dropped quite a lot - though i'm slowly start to see this as a pro. I'm running out of smart things to re-say as all the smart people keep leaving.

Advice to Management

Please implement better performance management strategies. It feels like nobody has any incentive to work. Best case scenario : I get referred to someone that might do some work that I need. Worst case scenario: the person I am working with says they will do their job, but don't actually do anything. The reforms/changes are basically defaulting people into not taking accountability. We talk about ownership,...

Pros

friendly environment, great culture, benefits

Cons

fast-paced, a lot to learn

Pros

Culture Transparency in decisions roles Plenty of good middle management

Cons

No growth. Thus, limited opportunities. Middle of a restructure phase leading to a shrinking of the bank

Pros

great work benefits and potential for growth

Cons

toxic environment, management care only about sales targets