Internal consulting team (IGS UK, subsidiary of Grupo Santander) based in United Kingdom - Anonymous employee ISBAN Employee Review

2.0
Jul 7, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working at ISBAN Global Services you are able to achieve a satisfying work-life balance (hours of 9-5 are very much achieveable). There is a reasonable amount of support from Human Resources.

Cons

The on-boarding process for new joiners is terrible - waits of up to 10 days for a laptop are the norm. The roles with the ISBAN internal consulting team are badged as 'business consulting'...they are nothing of the kind. The majority of the work involves IT-led projects and are focussed upon management of training/change management/testing activity. Consequently staff who do not have this experience are at a disadvantage. There is a real blame culture here and a distinct lack of trust between the business units and ISBAN (due in part to the complete lack of visibility from management). Informal 'feedback' is often considered and acted upon without referral to staff. There is no clear view of alignment to business strategy, benefits of ISBAN intervention not available, lack of a clear and repeatable methodology.

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5.0
Sep 13, 2021
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Pros

Loved the team and dedication.

Cons

The deadlines can be tights but its a work hard play hard culture.

1.0
Jul 3, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are still some great people working there - mainly those remaining from the purchasing of other banks.

Cons

The parent company, Santander, does everything possible to prevent work from getting done. Simple tasks take an exorbitant amount of effort. Software is developed using archaic "technology" called "BankSphere", a bizarre and terribly designed development framework built by the company that takes every step of the software development process and makes it more difficult than you can possibly imagine. Management has no clue how to manage a company, doesn't listen to employees, and constantly make decisions that hurt everyone. Following extremely complicated and ever-changing processes takes precedence over productivity, security, customer experience and the law. The company doesn't value you or your time; you will be expected to work 60+ hour weeks, expected to be available 24/7 and have to fight tooth and nail for your personal time, and they will ignore all of your knowledge and expertise while doing so. You will not advance unless you are a Spanish Male. Women are relegated to project management / secretary work and looking pretty.

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