Yorkshire Building Society Reviews
Updated 11 Nov 2019
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Mike Regnier
28 Ratings
Pros
"Much more of an emphasis on people and work/life balance than any of the Big 4 UK Banks with whom I have worked" (in 11 reviews)
"A great place to work with great people and great flexible working opportunities" (in 7 reviews)
"Great place and people"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Yorkshire Building Society full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great culture Lovely people Lots of opportunity to rotate around jobs internally
Cons
Ruthless culture in recent years of hiring and firing In danger of letting too many experienced staff go
Advice to Management
Be mindful of not making senior staff redundant too abruptly
Yorkshire Building Society2019-11-11"Good place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Yorkshire Building Society full-time for less than a year
Pros
friendly people and nice environment
Cons
no cons - everything is good at YBS
Yorkshire Building Society2019-10-20- Helpful (1)
"Lack of progression let's it down"
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Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOI have been working at Yorkshire Building Society full-time
Pros
Great staff everywhere Great on development Pay is about average Annual bonus scheme Great pension scheme
Cons
No way to increase basic pay No career progression Dont know how to treat staff in redundancies Some managers are poor
Yorkshire Building Society2019-09-09 "Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Yorkshire Building Society part-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Flexibility around hours. Can work from home. Good pay
Cons
No clear direction or job security
Yorkshire Building Society2019-09-10"Good company to work for - flexible"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Yorkshire Building Society full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great flexibility and good place to work with good pension scheme and other benefits. People are really friendly and always try and help where possible.
Cons
No room for progression unless someone leaves or on maternity for example.
Yorkshire Building Society2019-08-27"No Standards / Discrimination"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Yorkshire Building Society full-time
Pros
Not in this work place.
Cons
You are treated very badly by management in Customer Communications. Show you no respect. Communicate to you with aggression. Treat you unfairly. Extremely challenging work environment because you are targeted. Lack of ethical standards by management.
Yorkshire Building Society2019-09-29"Great company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Yorkshire Building Society full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Well known in the area
Cons
Unknown in other areas of uk
Yorkshire Building Society2019-08-21- Helpful (1)
"Old school"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Yorkshire Building Society full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great people Great leader in Janis Hambling
Cons
Stuck in the past No real direction at ops manager level
Advice to Management
Know your stuff - Get in the detail
Yorkshire Building Society2019-08-29 - Helpful (4)
"Is trying to update itself"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Yorkshire Building Society full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good employer, great colleagues, good benefits
Cons
Lost its way through previous leadership vision
Advice to Management
Need to listen to customer and colleague not be fixated on cost cutting
Yorkshire Building Society2019-08-02 - Helpful (1)
"Focus is more on fun than professionalism"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Yorkshire Building Society full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good hours, good pension and uniform.
Cons
No teamwork , everyone seems to compete with each other. Too much favouritism in the area. Very repetitive work and little recognition as an individual. Work mostly under staffed with no support.
Advice to Management
Be fair and consistent. Motivate those who potentially offer you more.
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