Nationwide Building Society Employee Reviews about "nationwide"

Pros

There is very little benefit to working for Nationwide.

Cons

Overall, working for Nationwide is not good at all as you are not given any prospects to improve, you're only treated as a number and nothing else...

Pros

- The most talented peers I've ever worked with. - Before they were taken away, fantastic tools at our disposal.

Cons

- In four years no projects have gone live. - Managers in my department create a one size fit for "good" designers. If you don't fit their exact definition, life becomes difficult. This is not what the rest of Nationwide seems to be like. - To save money, the Bristol office has been closed. We are working from home, without a new contract to reflect this.

Pros

Generally my colleagues were good people and management were usually supportive and approachable. Life insurance and sick pay benefits were helpful. Pay is ok when compared to similar roles at other Building Societies/Banks.

Cons

Unfair advantages given to certain people when applying for promotions. Not paid for working Saturdays (given lieu instead). Not allowed targets so no commission - difficult to motivate colleagues to refer. Outdated role now that Nationwide have are moving to what they refer to as "The Digital World". Branches are remaining open, except some smaller ones that have closed already. Getting a job at the Swindon head office is a better idea than applying for a branch role - there are far more opportunities for progression. Perhaps this would be the case for the offices in Northampton and Bournemouth as well. There was also a slight nasty, two faced culture in a lot of the branches which could be uncomfortable. Technology in branches is terribly outdated and you have to work between 5+ systems.

Pros

Great if you have no experience

Cons

They don’t value or acknowledge experience gained outside Nationwide Very bureaucratic and hierarchical, several years after stating they were going to change Poor behaviour is ignored/tolerated if perpetrator is senior

Pros

Nationwide is such a great company to work for, I would thoroughly recommend to anyone. They've supported my development and career from its beginning, the people are great and the culture fosters friendship and collaboration.

Cons

I have had experience where poor performance was raised and nothing actioned, either due to friendships or culture. Nationwide has a tendency to feel safe and secure and I have seen people take advantage of it. The pros by far outlay the cons as a place to work though!

Pros

Company culture based around "PRIDE" values, nice brand and history.

Cons

Middle management are a joke. People who are now managers, started off as administrators and think they are now the best thing since sliced bread, very odd, most don't have any experience outside of Nationwide. Not sure if this is due to the HQ being based in Swindon but must certainly be a factor