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    Commonwealth Bank of Australia Reviews

    Updated 24 Feb 2020

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    4.0
    83%
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    90%
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    Commonwealth Bank of Australia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Matt Comyn (no image)
    Matt Comyn
    413 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Lots of red tape because of the nature of the business" (in 78 reviews)

    • "Is a large organisation so can be slow to make decisions" (in 57 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Great culture and people"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Campus Recruiter 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great culture Very collaborative Innovative Good work-life balance and flexibility

      Cons

      Processes can be very long Hierarchical at times

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2020-02-06

    2. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      - Work life balance - career development

      Cons

      - Slow processes - Red tape

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-11-21
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    3. "Great work place"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Equities Associate 

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Great working culture, amazing people

      Cons

      Work politics, difficult to progress

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-10-23

    4. "Good and Bad"

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      Former Employee - Portfolio Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits (dental, travel,..)

      Cons

      Weak management due to prevalence of key person risk in some units

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      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-11-06

    5. "Good place to work."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good environment, good work/life balance.

      Cons

      Management can be slow at times.

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-09-15

    6. "RTA Salary"

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      Current Employee - Real Time Analyst 

      I have been working at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time

      Pros

      Flexibility, networking opportunities, stakeholder management, analytical exposure, friendly staff environment

      Cons

      After-hours work, workplace politics, lack of appreciation

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-07-25

    7. "Great company going through significant change"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time

      Pros

      There was a strong focus on collaboration, customer-centric design and innovative thinking

      Cons

      Less focus on digital transformation in recent times

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-06-07

    8. "Good people/teams"

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      Former Employee - Trader in London, England

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Surrounded by very good teams/good skilled people, was always the high point of working here.

      Cons

      None that I can currently think of.

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-02-12

    9. "Premier Banking Associate"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time

      Pros

      Great and easy to use systems with good training provided.

      Cons

      Career growth based on network and not merit.

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-01-17

    10. "Turbulent times"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Commonwealth Bank of Australia full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Job security - you could spend your entire career in this bank. That can also be seen as a con - lots of dead wood....

      Cons

      Politics Ego Behaviours do not align with the values Salary below market

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      Commonwealth Bank of Australia2019-01-21

      Commonwealth Bank of Australia Response

      February 19, 2019 –

      Thank you for your post. We appreciate you taking the time to provide this feedback. If you would like to speak to someone externally about your experience, we encourage you to contact our SpeakUp hotline on 1800 SpeakUP (1800 773 258).

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