Laid back for a large company - Systems Programmer BBVA Employee Review

4.0
18 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great Benefits Developers are laid back Solid salary Great job security if full time A couple of good internal technologies

Cons

Projects can and will be dropped without warning. Project management can switch rapidly and sometimes project direction is determined with little to no input from anyone with technical expertise. Some of the internal technologies are an absolute nightmare to work with.

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BBVA Response
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Thank you for taking time to post a review. It’s helpful hear about the things that you value at the company, as well as your challenges in dealing with certain projects, teams, and technologies. Your manager or senior leader are good resources for insight on what’s happening with the projects and shifting priorities. As far as your thoughts on unifying team practices, we’re in the process of rethinking how our teams are shaped and how we can do our best work. You can always contact us through HRHelp.us@bbva.com or one of our anonymous reporting channels to provide additional feedback.

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