Santander reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(5,702 total reviews)
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Tim Wennes

81% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Santander has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,702 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Aug 8, 2017

Going Downhill -Run Away Quickly !!!!!

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Pros

Large corporation IF you are lucky enough to get a good manager you could have a career here

Cons

Huge company with too many unqualified and overpaid chiefs. Large Corporation with little employee feedback taken into account You are a number only and you feel it every day Management from the top down lacks vision, training, and qualifications to manage Hours- required to work 2 nights to 8pm, and rotating Sats Team members are like management-young, childish and catty Call reviews are so subjective-depends on if they like you Management and co-workers will sabotage you if they do not like you Write ups and talks in conference rooms are the norm with additional managers (present to back up the manager when they don't even know your work). You cannot get out of a dept if on a write up because your manager doesn't like you even if you did nothing wrong Favorites win and get the promotions even if others are far more qualified Spanish speakers are preferred and it shows Managers openly talk negatively about and criticize others on the open floor Call reviews are a joke-you learn nothing from them-it's merely an activity to appease the shareholders Managers will bring the team members in to ask if a particular person is talking to them and what about-looking to gather information to use against them Changes are not communicated BEFORE the bad call reviews are given on said changes and if you challenge it-you never win anyway. They want you to be consistent but cannot do it themselves Reviews are a joke-just a required exercise because managers change the numbers and ratings to benefit themself Raises are given as dollar figure to the dept and gets divided based on ratings-not your merit.

1.0
Jul 9, 2017

Never work here!!

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Pros

The pay is kinda decent

Cons

Where to start? Never work here!! Santander hires everyone who applies. They don't drug test which they should because about 80% or more of the employees smoke weed. I even know some employees who snort cocaine. It's awful!! I have never worked for such an unprofessional company. Managers are not qualified. They promote people they like not who is right for the job. I worked there for 6 months before I got training and a manager. I'm not just a bitter employee and in fact I never leave reviews for my previous jobs. Just please trust me when I say Do Not Work Here!!

1.0
May 30, 2017

Don't expect to be appreciated

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The best reason to work at Santander would be if you're interested in a short-term job. Their core belief is that employees are dispensable.

Cons

Santander is not the place to work if your interested in a long-term career. It's very cutthroat and the politics run rampant.

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Santander Response
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As a growing company, we strive for the best possible experience for our employees and we thank you for your input.
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