Nationwide Building Society Career Development FAQ
Read what Nationwide Building Society employees think about career development at the company. Employees have questions about everything from promotions and mentoring to job security.
Nationwide Building Society has a career opportunities rating of 3.3.
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27 March 2021
How are the career development opportunities at Nationwide Building Society?
Pros
Great flexibility and work life balance, relentless focus on customers throughout the company, opportunity to develop a career
Cons
Influx of Retail and investment banking leadership is creating a colder, more ruthless culture. Poor middle management leadership in many areas, operating in silos protecting own positions. Obsession with designing new operating models is leading to more design and less doers - the models are making a simple business highly complex.
Great flexibility and work life balance, relentless focus on customers throughout the company, opportunity to develop a career
27 March 2021
22 February 2020
What kind of career opportunities exist at Nationwide Building Society?
Pros
Yearly bonus (dependent on company results) Option to buy more holiday Good pension scheme Flexible with hours
Cons
Management continuously increase workloads and responsibilities of your job but no extra pay is ever given or extra resource. Pay is starting at £19,500, which is a joke compared to Thames water also based in Swindon who pay £25,000 for the same role. No opportunities for career improvements other than outside of the department
Advice to Management
Increase pay and staffing levels
No opportunities for career improvements other than outside of the department
22 February 2020
7 February 2022
Does Nationwide Building Society have any sort of mentoring programme?
Pros
Great training programme and breakdown Good employee perks and attitudes towards wellbeing Amazing support from colleagues and management Constant help and encouragement
Cons
Nothing that any customer service role doesn't come with. So far, no faults. Not any/much progression in branch levels.
Great training programme and breakdown
7 February 2022
10 January 2021
How are promotions handled at Nationwide Building Society?
Pros
Teamwork, good hours, staff benefit pension etc.
Cons
Poor pay, no progression. Lack of promotion chances.
Lack of promotion chances.
10 January 2021
31 May 2021
How do employees feel about their professional development opportunities at Nationwide Building Society?
Pros
There is a lot of flexibility, learning and development is promoted and there is a good effort at ensuring employees mental well being.
Cons
There is often a lot of change happening some of which result in work being discarded after a lot of work and effort have been committed.
There is a lot of flexibility, learning and development is promoted and there is a good effort at ensuring employees mental well being.
31 May 2021
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