Vantaggi
The people are the real strength at BNP. I have co-workers I love working with, who try to contribute to the overall success of the company day in and day out. There is flexibility in work hours and no limit (within reason) on PTO
Svantaggi
There is little to no transparency from upper management. The CEOS sometimes have a yearly address but in the year they make some of the biggest changes in the company they choose not to have one… Communication is a mess. Employees are told one thing and then the opposite is communicated sometimes just a matter of days later. There is little upward mobility and when restructuring did happen this year, opening management positions, they hand-selected candidates and didn't give other employees the chance to apply. Whether or not there is a culture of picking favorites, this is the impression given. Other employees were told that this would open more opportunities, which have yet to be seen. Pay is lower with the understanding that the benefit of having a flexible schedule makes up for low pay, which it would if the “Work Your Way” policy was clear and fair across the board. Lately workloads have been so heavy that it just means I get to take my work home with me if I need to leave the office early. There is little to no support from management for when workloads are overwhelming—managers are either not sufficiently trained to handle these issues or they just can’t do anything about it. When managers are told workloads are overwhelming they say they understand but do nothing. It's clear that upper management only cared about workplace happiness when they were working to get recognized as a Free Press Top Work Place. Last year: specialty coffee day, gelato day, walking club, etc. This year: None of that, more work, no chance for more compensation.