Brewin Dolphin Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Company and leadership strike the right balance between being a friendly and caring organisation while remaining commercial. Clients and employees are at the centre of all key business decisions. Good work/life balance. Good communication from senior leaders. Invested in modern workplace technology.

Cons

Nothing negative to say - I have enjoyed working at Brewin Dolphin over the last year.

Pros

Work life balance isn't bad. Don't have to work late too often. HR are nice. Office will be moving to a great new space shortly

Cons

Unpleasant environment to work in. Since I have started working here, lots of people have left in my department in a relatively short period of time. I suppose this is balanced out by some people also spending over 5 years here, but it sort of supports my view that it's a very unfriendly, isolating and cliquey place to work if you aren't in the 'inner circle'. Training and support aren't great. Can lead you to stagnating. Benefits and bonus are (far) below industry standard and pretty poor. Eg. gym 'discount' is literally a saving of £3 a month or less. What's the point ?

Pros

Good people and culture Decent work/life balance

Cons

No central process for basic elements of role. Wastes incredible amount of time Underinvestment in many parts of business

Pros

Training and certification opportunities if you want them Good work/life balance Good overtime

Cons

Lack of career opportunities outwith London office VERY cliquey Managers promoted overtime with no management skills, all over IT and business Internal jobs given to friends, usually not even advertised or interviewed for.