Representation matters. But not here. - Associate BNY Employee Review

1.0
Aug 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not a whole lot, especially by industry standards.

Cons

This is for people of color, particularly Black women. I Love us for real. You will need to call upon the strength of the ancestors to work here. If you absolutely must, don’t. But if you do, ask for more money (you will need it for alcohol/therapy) and have a plan to leave within 2 years. Just long enough to get the name on your resume and not look like you are job hopping. Know that you won’t be challenged, developed, mentored or sponsored. Know that you will constantly face micro AND macro aggressions. You will find yourself either becoming angry or completely checking out and disassociating to cope. There are some amazingly great managers, but they are few and far in between. And overworked. Please go where you are celebrated, not where you are barely tolerated.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

1) Retaliation is a way of life at this company going back to 2018 and becoming worse since 2) Mid level managers are very efficient at passively insulting the Teams they are responsible for. 3) It is nearly impossible to advance in the company. 4) When you try to post to another department - your Mid level manager will do the best to stop you from advancing. Some have close friends in HR that will even have you submit a new application in an attempt to accuse the other department of recruiting you. I have experienced this. 5) The only way to increase pay and experience is by leaving the company. 6) It use to be a culture of lets help others when there is a problem, now it is lets find who to blame for upper mangers rushing a project before all risks are identified. 7) If you are taking a new Job - professionally push for higher Salary once you are in raises will be very small.

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