Santander reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(8,366 total reviews)
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Héctor Grisi

87% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Santander has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 8,366 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Santander employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financeiro industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
3.0
Feb 6, 2014

The company values would be great if they were actually put to use.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of opportunity for growth and development even without a degree.

Cons

The opportunity for growth is only there if you are well liked or related to somone in upper management.

3.0
Feb 5, 2014
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Santander is growing, and there seem to be lots of opportunities for lower-level staff to move around. The culture for a large company is pretty impressive.

Cons

Benefits are average. Not much upside advancement potential. Titles are diluted via promotion of employees with questionable skill sets.

1.0
Feb 1, 2014

Couldn't care less about employees

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of smart individual contributors at the employee level. There were some "fun" events every quarter.

Cons

Management has no problem setting unrealistic deadlines for IT delivery and then expecting night and weekend work in order to meet the deadline. Bonus levels are dictated based on how much you "brown nose" and/or how well your manager likes you. Pay rate is below market. Office location and setup is terrible and done on the cheap - packed like sardines in a tin can. Micro management runs rampant. Directors like to play games and threaten "to bring in HR" for any little issue or perceived problem. Border line racism for non-Indian employees. VP's simply look the other way if things go bad. Managers still have to "approve" your vacation days. Gossip and infighting about little things are common. Why people tolerate this environment is beyond me. This is not a healthy employee environment.

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