Santander reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(8,369 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 8,369 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Jan 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Unfortunately, I had a very miserable experience at Santander in New York. They are quite effective recruiters, but once you are in, you realize you have been lied to and most of the 'facts' you were told are simply untrue. A very frustrating place to work at, with very hierarchical management that simply won't listen (many of them Spanish expats who are here for a couple of years and then leave), and a very "old school" approach to everything. Very resistant to any type of change, technology or suggestion for improvement.

Cons

Salaries (base) are low. But they promise very high bonuses that unfortunately are never achieved even if one (as in my case) exceeds sales and revenue goals by 50%! Again, a culture of lies and excuses. Extremely old fashioned place where managers will literally yell and scream at every little chance they get. I was truly miserable at this place.

4.0
Jan 3, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I work with some great people that actually make working here bearable. You get holidays off and there are good benefits like medical, dental, PTO etc. You will learn a lot about banking and finance for an entry level position. A great starting position especially if you plan on moving up to a personal banker or branch manager and making this your career.

Cons

Heavy on sales goals. But then again, what bank isn't right? I will literally receive harassing e-mails from the district executive every day about checking account goals or credit card goals. They care more about hitting their quarterly goals then customer satisfaction. If you aren't into sales, then banking probably isn't for you. Because even as a teller, you have a sales quota that you need to meet.

3.0
Jan 3, 2015

Good people, major layoffs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people were very friendly and the policies were simple and easy to understand.

Cons

The system needs to be updated completely. Banks need to be updated. Very old looking.

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