AJ Bell reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)

Michael Summersgill, Andy Bell

84% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

AJ Bell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AJ Bell employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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448 reviews
1.0
Feb 15, 2020

Poor treatment of staff by management

Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues Good social events Decent benefits

Cons

HR have very little power over management bullying their staff. Multiple people had raised concerns of the manager on my team but nothing was done to stop this happening. The company claim to be supportive of mental health but this is for show. Manager often very unsupportive of mental health issues and often used this against you. Managers discretion meant they had the power to hold vendettas against staff. Bonuses taken away from a number of staff members for negative behaviour with no further explanation to how they were being negative. Also same for sick pay, some were paid and others not despite same level of sickness - often based on whether manager liked you or not than following the HR recommended guidelines. Great team leaders but don't receive the recognition they deserve. Often blamed for the managers mistakes. Unrealistic targets - one of the kpis had a target of 100% Staff promoted to management despite having no experience and no training provided on how to manage a team. Very limited in opportunities to progress.

1.0
Mar 1, 2018

Avoid at all costs

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Pros

just for a pay check

Cons

They don't give people a fair chance, the basic HR system of aptitude tests doesn't work when it comes to employing new people or promoting those at junior levels

1.0
Nov 3, 2024

Awful

Recommend
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Pros

Nothing. A start to a career.

Cons

Not even a leaving interview. Couldnt give less of a care. Dont want to inprove

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