Does Absa pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Absa employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Absa. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Absa?

76% of Absa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Absa 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Absa?

Software Engineer (34) , Business Analyst (28) , Sales Consultant (26) , Intern (24) , Consultant (23) , Software Developer (21) , Analyst (20) , Bank Teller (18) , Manager (16) , Project Manager (14) , Vice President (14) , Credit Analyst (12) , Financial Analyst (11) , Internship (11) , Senior Software Engineer (11)

What are the pros of working at Absa according to real employee reviews?

"Great Benefits in pay and insurance" ((in 85 reviews)); "Great culture and market related remuneration" ((in 63 reviews)); "great working environment for youth" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great people and hybrid working" ((in 38 reviews)); "Some great teams and some difficult teams but up to you to navigate it" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Absa according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are long and extensive" ((in 28 reviews)); "Bad Management" ((in 25 reviews)); "Late working hours working on weekends" ((in 22 reviews)); "Low bonus compared to other companies Easy to get complacent No real movement for growth" ((in 16 reviews)); "Bad managers , work is too much and you hardly get recognised" ((in 9 reviews))

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Absa reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,070 total reviews)

René van Wyk

88% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Absa has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,070 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Absa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

3.0

Mar 17, 2025

Salary

Change manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility work life balance friendly coleagues salary reviews bonus

Cons

management at team leader level lots of work sometimes unclear expectations

3.0

Mar 14, 2025

Good company

Junior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leraned a lot in development

Cons

Salary is not sufficient asper the work requirement

4.0

Mar 14, 2025

People leave their managers

Solution analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absa is a great company with plenty opportunities for growth and development. But it has terrible managers

Cons

Growth development, ideal culture on paper

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