Domestic focus, lacks direction and strategy - Manager, Commercial Banking CIBC Employee Review

2.0
21 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very good work life balance Direct supervisors do not believe in face time

Cons

Minimal transfers between teams or departments Unwilling to invest in and develop employees Lack of long term direction and vision on the part of senior management Opaque bonus structure leads to large gaps between expected and actual payments Mid and back office groups include a large percentage of weak performers Unwilling to terminate weak performers

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Cons

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