Computershare Reviews

Pros

Good atmosphere, nice surroundings and good benefits. You do have to study and learn to do a good job.

Cons

None really, they take good care of the employees

Pros

None. They start each round of hires with beer on Fridays, consoles on a projector...then nothing

Cons

Management is terrible - hiring is a revolving door.

Pros

I wasn’t there long enough to develop Stockholm Syndrome, or become incompetent within my field, which would have happened if I’d been there for a length of time.

Cons

Between the management of BI, which has been in the company for far too long, and the project managers, requirements become a game of Chinese whispers. And when delivery slips as a result, you are blamed. It’s seen as your fault if no one will give you a straight answer. The data warehouse is very poorly designed, and management block many new proposals purely to protect work they have done in the past, in order to suit their personal agenda. The management, which has been with the company far too long (26 years), is about as inspiring as a brick, and is totally ineffective in communication. All issues that arise as a result of their poor communication, are blamed on you. There are many jobs in BI and a decent developer can get many interviews in a short space of time. Don’t allow your skills to be reduced by even considering taking a job at this place. One of the coding standards was that you had to put your where clause in the joint statement. This shows how amateurish the management is. In general, the company is lacking in talent and innovation. Meetings generally sees everyone given a handout. And there are a lot of angry people who want confrontation and as a result, the amount of infighting is ridiculous. I saw a contractor bullying a member of staff and a complaint was made to HR. This contractor remained in place as he was a friend of a director. This tells you all you need to know about this place!

Pros

Decent holiday allowance, good benefits if you have plenty of disposable income to buy them with, flexible working but only for some, on site parking

Cons

Poor salary, avoids pay rises at all costs, does not value staff, communication is poor, thankless organisation, conscious and unconscious bias amongst senior leaders that no one acknowledges or is willing to address

Pros

Some great people work at this company. There is a good culture among peers, light and fun atmosphere. Some fun Fridays, a few beers in house, some video games etc.

Cons

The area I worked in was chaotic in the extreme. The task at hand was difficult, made much worse by the company having a total lack of understanding of the actual complexity involved. Team understaffed, management never addressed. The situation was made exponentially worse by a transition manager devoid of talent, human skills or the ability to listen. Massive issues with knowledge sharing and retainment within the business. Skills are siloed, when a subject matter expert leaves it causes huge problems. Serious lack of direction from middle management. Poor pay and remuneration for a Financial services company. I cannot recommend this company.