Pros
1. Good staff welfare 21 days leave + 3 days family care leave + marriage leave + compassionate leave Lifestyle allowance + fully paid GP visits + mobile allowance Organises company events to encourage bonding within and across departments. DnD to reward employees and recognise top performing sales people and teams. 2. Central office location, easily accessible 3. Some nice and friendly colleagues who can remain as great friends for a long time but this depends on your luck! 4. Good resources Stationery cupboards will always be full! You will never run out of basic stuff to do your work here and all administrative matters (except claims) are taken care of by Office Managers.
Cons
1. Highly structured and hierarchical A lot of levels in the bank - Senior officer, Manager, AVP, VP1, VP2, FVP, SVP, ED1, ED2, MD. If you are VP and below, you will barely be heard. Be prepared to receive instructions from Directors with no reasons/substantiation and just carry out the orders. "Top-down" management style. 2. Low salary 3. Very traditional management culture To get ahead, you need to be good in office politics and pleasing your seniors. 4. Old systems The systems used in the organisation are very outdated. However, UOB is attempting to rebrand itself as a digital leader through its digital initiatives like Finlab, digital bank etc, playing catch up in this industry. Overall, if you are looking to learn a lot and grow exponentially in your career, I'd recommend that you look elsewhere. Eventually, it is still a traditional family business. The unhealthy culture permeates through the organisation.
