Nationwide Building Society Career Development FAQ

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.

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

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.

Pros

Teamwork, good hours, staff benefit pension etc.

Cons

Poor pay, no progression. Lack of promotion chances.

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.