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Updated 29 Nov 2023

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Found 1,664 of over 19K reviews
3.8
73% Recommend to a Friend
Santander CEO Mike Regnier
84% Approve of CEO

Found 4,219 of over 19K reviews

3.8
73%
Recommend to a Friend
84%
Approve of CEO
Santander CEO Mike Regnier
Mike Regnier
124 Ratings

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Pros
  • "benefits are good and immediate(in 458 reviews)
  • "The amount of sick/vacation time they give is great for people just starting with the bank.(in 414 reviews)
  • "very result oriented and good pay(in 270 reviews)
  • "Good work/life balance; relatively low entry criteria; international workforce;(in 251 reviews)
Cons
    1. 5.0
      FEATURED REVIEW
      17 Apr 2023
      Senior IT Manager
      Current Employee, more than 8 years
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Been here 30 yrs and love it. Really flexible so was great for childcare over the years - now I see this as useful for aged parents and grandchild care. Takes menopause, diversity, social mobility, women in IT, employee mental health etc seriously. Really supportive colleagues - this is an encouraged / measured behaviour. Training and advancement on offer, ability to move around in different roles, mentoring encouraged. Regular employee surveys taken very seriously by management.

      Cons

      Can’t really think of any cons. I’m a strong recommender of working here.

      1. 5.0
        29 Nov 2023
        Apprentice
        Current Employee
        Milton Keynes, England
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Good work culture, good pay and interesting role.

        Cons

        No cons I can think of.

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        1. 4.0
          25 Nov 2023
          Personal Banker
          Former Employee, more than 3 years
          Milton Keynes, England
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Fun environment if you get along with your colleagues. Great working hours inside the city centre from 10am - 6pm. Good work life balance.

          Cons

          Staff love to hire people from outside as managers, rather than upgrading current staff from their role to the new position. It's much more loyal and cost effective, and 9/10 the existing staff members are much more experienced.

          1. 4.0
            27 Nov 2023
            Personal Banker
            Current Employee, more than 1 year
            London, England
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Good stepping stone for someone in the early stages of their career.

            Cons

            Working weekends became frustrating and I felt this wasn’t evenly divided.

            1. 5.0
              14 Nov 2023
              Product Owner
              Former Employee, more than 3 years
              London, England
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              - Excellent staff benefits system - Get to work on meaningful projects - employee wellbeing is top , they are always looking to ensure their staff are well and healthy - Senior leaders listen and support where they can

              Cons

              - Should match the salaries to the market rate - More promotion, can be difficult to move up

              1. 4.0
                24 Oct 2023
                Digital Banking Advisor
                Former Employee, more than 5 years
                Belfast, Northern Ireland
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Good place to start, long training and plenty of support. Good culture. Good support structure and most people are willing to help you out if you're stuck.

                Cons

                Limited opportunity for growth within the company, shift work means you will not see your full weekends every week. Customers can get rather nasty. Lets remember you work in a bank. People arent phoning to say Hi. Good culture though a friend of mines was upset through a sectarian comment made about his cousin who was an irish republican political figure and people thought he was over reacting.

                1. 3.0
                  26 Nov 2023
                  Personal Banker
                  Current Employee, less than 1 year
                  London, England
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  - Good Management: very understanding and thoughtful

                  Cons

                  - lack of progression within the company

                  1. 3.0
                    20 Nov 2023
                    Supplier collaboration partner
                    Current Employee, less than 1 year
                    Milton Keynes, England
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    A very welcoming place and lots of plans to support employees and offer a great working environment

                    Cons

                    Early days on ways of working and quite a long way to go in terms of structure

                    1. 3.0
                      24 Nov 2023
                      Program Manager
                      Current Employee, more than 8 years
                      London, England
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      There are still some good people

                      Cons

                      Change is painfully slow at times

                      1. 3.0
                        24 Nov 2023
                        Digital Banking Advisor
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        Belfast City Centre, Northern Ireland
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Great incentives Friendly staff Progression

                        Cons

                        Call monitoring can be abit strenuous

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                      Santander has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 18,507 reviews left anonymously by employees. 73% of employees would recommend working at Santander to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Santander employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Santander. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      73% of Santander employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Santander 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

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                      I interview with this place about a week and a half ago. I think it went well and in the interview she said the next step would be a writing example, so I did that. Sent it to them the day it was due and haven't heard back since. She did say any next steps would be after thanksgiving since everyone was busy and their calendars full last week. I followed up on Monday with an email, but haven't heard back. Maybe it's taking awhile or should I try again end of week? I would at least like feedback.

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                      Joneson Gao

                      I was promised a decision made by mid last week. I followed up on Thursday last week and got a response the update is now followed up with the hiring manager and their director and expect hear back by middle of next week. What should I be expecting if it’s delayed on promised update timeline from the hiring manager interview?

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