Santander reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,690 total reviews)
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Tim Wennes

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Santander has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,690 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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6K reviews
1.0
Sep 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

NONE! Oh wait...they just got rid of the worst, most pompous executive. The old saying "what goes around, comes around" rings true thankfully!

Cons

Some of the dumbest people I have worked with in my career that has spanned 20 plus years in Financial Services. Everything is broken - Technology, processes, people. How about start with the golden rule - treat others as you would like to be treated. I knew there was a reason why I never opened a bank account here when I joined. I never trusted the company - and once you see behind the curtain....you might be ill.

3.0
May 14, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Self-starters may thrive here, especially with recent turnover. In the near-term your technical leadership may be rewarded if you collaborate well with technical and business teams and navigate a still-fluid organization and process.

Cons

Like other financial services providers who use dated systems, technology, and process, you'll be buried for the next several years documenting existing systems and making them comply. A lucky few will get to experiment with new technology, but most of you may have your hands full just keeping things running and meeting short-term business needs. Lower your expectations about working on modern tech and making any major improvements, learn the business and systems, and put yourself in position to define and lead modernization in a few years.

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Thank you for your review. We will take your advice into consideration as we move forward.
1.0
Apr 17, 2018

Multifamily Division is 1965 Mad Men Style- RUN AWAY FAST!!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is global potential. I liked my direct boss.

Cons

Just horrible executive leadership in the Commercial Banking section, specifically the Multifamily business line and operations. They have a new manager in the operations unit but the existing management refuses to help him. The business line has attitude that whatever they want, they will get because they are high revenue. The broker treats most Santander employees like trash. The broker also speaks horribly of the brand that it's almost shocking this is accepted. But, it always starts with the top. The top level management frequently turns a blind eye and is only concerned with getting the job done without making sure the environment is positive and innovative. The current Multifamily executives care little about hostile environments. Human Resources interviewed me numerous times about complaints filed with Ethics line and nothing came of it.

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