Micromanagement by middle management - Premier Relationship Manager HSBC Employee Review

2.0
5 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very good non-salary benefits, e.g. pension, sick pay, car, employee assistance programme etc. Many otherwise unhappy employees stay for the perks.

Cons

Far too many management layers, managers that micromanage out of fear, not a place for the more independently minded. Box tickers and jobsworths will think they have gone to heaven!

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Pros

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Cons

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