Standard Life Aberdeen Employee Reviews about "senior management"

Pros

Lots of engagement with local businesses to come in and offer stalls to sell items Cafeteria served lovely food and the staff were always friendly and accommodating Some of the Senior Management staff I engaged with seemed to be genuinely caring leaders Free coffee machines everywhere Lots of incentives to keep staff fit and healthy Excellent pension offering, loan to support with commuting costs

Cons

Antiquated hierarchal management system, no empowerment to staff members Death by email - everything had to be in email format Meetings about meetings about meetings! Toxic workplace environment

Pros

Fairly good work/life balance. Recently adjusted formal UK working hours from 09:00 - 17:00 (from 17:30) Expected to put in the hours (including weekends) when working on deals, but otherwise you go home when 5pm rolls around. Excellent pension.

Cons

Unwilling to pay "market" salaries even when hard evidence is provided. Over the years we have had pathetic pay increases of "inflation only", and in 2019, only the junior and administration staff received a salary uplift. The rest of us got a big fat ZERO. Bonuses also slashed in 2019 and expectation is it will happen again this year. Senior management are largely from Scotland and 90%+ male. There is no transparency as to how appointments are made.

Pros

Some good benefits like 40 days holiday and excellent new parental leave policy

Cons

Culture of bullying exists within the marketing department. Worst offenders are senior management.

Pros

A lot of fantastic benefits are available, the senior management also keep in touch with all levels and communication is open. There were many sessions allowing staff to interact with different areas of the business which was something I hadn’t experienced anywhere else.

Cons

Very catty atmosphere, managers cannot be trusted - absolutely nothing is confidential or private. The review system is poor and managers assign pay rises the same every year. Generally not a pleasant atmosphere to work in.

Pros

Work life balance is amazing Good pension

Cons

Limited career opportunities Company growth outlook poor Senior management poor/no decision making Literally zero strategy post merger

Pros

Good colleagues and can be social.

Cons

Overly cautious, stagnant pay, siloed roles, too many people, unimaginative, overpaid senior management, no real encouragement for young people to progress, large gender pay gap.