Revolut FinCrime Analyst Reviews

Pros

Nice colleagues, free cereal in office, and..?

Cons

As it was a new team being created in my interview they couldn't really tell me what I'd be doing. But fine, I took a leap of faith given it was a exciting company rapidly expanding. Day 1 - I was asked whether I could go to Leeds for a week. Nothing about travel was mentioned before getting the job. I have a child I need to look after with my wife. Also there was an expectation to soon travel to Poland for a week. I agreed, then the day before the Leeds trip, as nothing had been communicated to me (train tickets, accommodation) I asked my manager what's happening. She said you're no longer going. Great. Thanks for the heads up. I've made childcare plans but fine. I never really knew what I was supposed to be doing and what I was doing was pretty boring. Training was pretty much non existent. Also, my 'manager' I found wasn't actually my manager but someone who had their own role who was just looking after the team. So I had no real idea what I or my team was doing or what it's goal was - even after asking. KPIs... they were making them up as they went along as it was a new team. So i had no idea what i needed to do to pass it. Again I asked but no one knew. My 'manager' went AWOL after about 4 weeks of me joining & never returned. Wasn't told why. Team then really rudderless. Then lockdown hit. I together with my working wife had to look after our child as nurseries were shut. This massively impacted the amount of work I could do as I was obviously sharing childcare. This meant I couldn't hit whatever the KPIs were. I explained this to my new manager who said yes it must be difficult, but again next week asked why I hadn't hit targets, I explained because of childcare & round in circles we went. Basically Revolut didn't care about that - I needed to hit targets no matter what. In the end they made my who team redundant and said it was nothing to do with Covid. The decision was made before Covid. So why was I hired then because I joined just before Covid hit??? Blatent lie by Revolut who didn't want a bad rep by making people redundant during the crisis. Overall, in my experience, this was a company that didn't really know what it was doing and was making it up as it went along. If people (like me) lost their jobs along the way then so be it.

Pros

My experience has been nothing but extremely positive. My peers and trainers are very approachable, the environment is very healthy and I have been feeling something that I have never experienced in another company: they do really appreciate our work and make sure to let us know how appreciated we are.

Cons

I have no cons to expose, I am really happy with this opportunity.

Pros

1. Good initial salary 2. Teammates - great people at the team 3. No issue with work from home 4. Interesting and challenging work - in some instances I think this is the only place in Poland to work in such a line of business. 5. Great tools for utilized for work

Cons

Sums up to 1 sentence: Lack of respect for the analysts and agents. 1. Lack of work-life balance (shifts are being managed in a very strict way, work on weekends is a must, late shifts and night shifts. All of those subjected to business request rather than having actual sense) 2. Downgrade of salary raises and bonuses 3. Inexperienced middle management - most of the decisions relate only to new means of control, generating more pointless rules or spreadsheets. 4. TLs are basically project managers - engaged in so many additional projects that it makes it virtually impossible to manage the people they are leading. 5. Stated core values of the company are not being implemented into the actual day to day operation of the department. 6. A great deal of micromanagement and focus on automated tools to verify work - the tools utilized are highly intrusive. 7. FinCrime Dept is purely KPI driven - no need to excel or offer anything else - just keep KPIs high. 8. Lack of recognition of individuals - including the fact there is no formal acknowledgement of additional tasks performed by an employee - even long term ones. 9. Unclear career path 10. In most instances there are very few policies and regulations available - in most instances, the analyst has to come up with a solution. 11. Chaotic environment Many of the issues raised in the media articles remain.

Pros

It is a great place for the development of people who do not have experience, but never question their superior's decisions.

Cons

The company, especially the operating branch in Krakow (Poland), absolute dedication prices. Separate voices that run counter to the supervisor's directives are highly undesirable. The company is primarily focused on quantity, not quality. The training system is fictitious. The support program in obtaining e.g. certification is possible only at the TL level upwards. In a word, the key to success in the company - KPI. The company is managed on the basis of deep micromanagement. The career path is unclear, and promotions are commonplace among employees.

Pros

- Good salary * - Clear recruitment process - Most of the teammates - Nice knowledge *Unless you had any bonus, in that case probably it will be removed to save some money and use it for other purposes.

Cons

- The work-life balance is non-existent, your work will depend on the company's requirements. - Absent planification, if you have a shift position you will not know your next month schedule probably until less than a week left. - Never settle: That means that your tasks, even your team, could change in less than 24h without your consent. - Stronger together: if you share your opinion or simply ask for something that differs from the opinion with senior management, for example: Any manager or Head of ____. You'll get in trouble and they'll find a way to fire you. Or maybe you are simply forced to leave. - Think deeper: If you want to get promotions you have several options. Do your line manager work, get an absurd amount of extra tasks, or simply befriend management. Doing your work is not sufficient, think deeper, guys. - If you liked Game of Thrones this is a pro: The quarter quarterly performance depends on a lot of non-objective factors. What does it mean? If you commit some mistake that goes against the hive mind probably you will be stabbed and your work for the last months will mean zero. And be careful, you can also go on PIP and eventually get fired. On the other hand, if you are a person who loves politics, you will love this place. - Just to clarify, everything shared on Wired was true. And I'd add is getting worse, I do not recommend this place unless you really need the money. Your mental health, and eventually your physical one, will be affected.