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      Absa reviews

      3.8

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (1,070 total reviews)
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      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
      2.0
      Sep 27, 2014

      A bank that has lost its way

      Principal manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people and deep digital knowledge. Incredibly welcoming and fantastic on boarding program.

      Cons

      Unfortunately a combination of becoming Barclays Africa and trying to transform the face of their Digital environment created a chaos that I believe will take about 3 years to turn around.

      4.0
      Feb 11, 2014

      Great people and supportive leadership

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work for an innovative and enterprising mind.

      Cons

      Frequent process and structural changes.

      2.0
      Nov 18, 2013

      From one of the best companies to work for to one of the worst. And this over a 5 year time frame. Such a shame.

      Specialist manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Depending on the department/management that you work for, it can be very rewarding. During the first few years at Absa, I received a lot of training and support from my management team. During the last few years, after a restructuring in the division, I reported to a management team that was not competent and this created a lot of problems, to the extent that I left Absa.

      Cons

      There is a lot of opportunities in Absa but due to cost reductions, staff are overworked and stressed. Your work/live balance will reduce to the extent that you focus on nothing but work. This is very unhealthy. Currently, very few Absa staff is happy. When asked, most will tell you that they are in the market for a new job.

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