big name, big bureaucracy - Systems Engineer Deutsche Bank Employee Review

3.0
Dec 25, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

a very prestigious name to have on your CV that carries a lot of weight in the industry. absolutely no stress at all and you won't have to take responsibilty for anything. definitely work there and get the experience.

Cons

having worked for a few banks in the technology department, deutsche bank has the most complicated, unintuitive and sprawling precess and bureaucracy you will ever come across and despite/beacause of all that administration, you still can't get anything done. the most common phrase you will hear is "chase it up". other banks simply don't work like this and its a bit of shock when you first get there. an example of the process is that its standard for a user account for a new starter to take between 3-5 weeks to be created. saw so many contractors coming in everyday for weeks on end sitting at desks doing nothing.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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