BBVA reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,135 total reviews)
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Onur Genç

89% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

BBVA has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BBVA 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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1.0
Nov 24, 2014
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Pros

I recommend BBVA compass only as a contractor. It has a great working relationship with contractors, but NOT for full time employees.

Cons

"USA BBVA Compass" (not BBVA parent company) is not the "best place to work" for full time employees, for the following reasons: -Full time employees are being stretched too thin, micromanaged, exploited, and overworked for a salary that is less than their "green" competitor (Regions) and contractors counterparts pay. -Can never establish a trust working relationship with leadership because most managers are looking out for their own interests and the interests of their circle of buddies such: close family friends, uncles, nephews, husbands, wife, who they always lookout while in the job. How can you compete with that? -Working with family members conflict of interest and playing favorites is so high . -Contractors have more perks than full-time employees. Contractors have work flex-times, not pushed to work more than 40 hours, working from home, take extended vacations by mixing working from home and vacation. When full time employees ask managers for similar perks they are told to to abide by the HR policies. -Some managers found so many loopholes hiring contractors. You can even work with your spouse in the same group, and full time employees can't do that. -When full time employees request some or part of the perks that contractors enjoy then HR rules state is left up to the "manager's discretion" decide. If you are not part of your manager's buddy circle than you WILL definitely have a hard time requesting anything that is left at your your manager's discretion. Leadership bureaucracy is so high.

2.0
Sep 19, 2014

What Happened?

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Pros

I guess Pay is ok if you negotiate well coming in, once you are there good luck! I am at the Houston Tower (new building on Post Oak), there is a gym, reasonable priced cafeteria, and covered garage parking, if you are a coffee and tea drinker - nice free individually packed dispensers.

Cons

I really think good leadership and management is really a dime a dozen here. This was partially an attractant, I thought hey, these folks really suck, I can make a name for myself and really get to the top... nope, stupid promote and reward stupid, if you even show you have some motivation and tenacity you will get black balled. So motto of the story, if you want a place to shut up and work, without really being bothered by management - perfect place.

1.0
Jul 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely none. This bank considers employees property, or worse, trash to be thrown away when they no longer want you.

Cons

They discriminate by age, gender, race, and are full of nepotism and cronyism. Expect to work hard but get piddly raises - if any - and you have to be the managers' pet to have a chance at raises or as decent schedule. They are evil.

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