Nepotism in it's finest in Fraud Organization - Director Silicon Valley Bank Employee Review

3.0
Oct 31, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Good bank to work for

Cons

The level of nepotism and incompetence in Fraud Organization is mind boggling - the Sr leadership is ruining organization and only "friends and family" have a chance to strive. The organization have had struggled for years and it's has been continuously ruined over last 3 years to the point of no return. Talented and dedicated employees are completely overlooked and bullied out of organization, the structure of unaccountability, bad business project management, favoritism, incompetence of the leadership team creates toxic environment and is affecting delivery of critical enterprise project.

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Pros

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Cons

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