Hell-bent on racing to the top at the expense of its people - Anonymous employee Trading 212 Employee Review

1.0
16 Sept 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fast-paced 4 days a week in the office (employees love this, right?)

Cons

There’s an overriding "growth at all costs" mentality, which means unrealistic deadlines, constantly shifting priorities, and little regard for work-life balance or employee wellbeing. Communication between departments or from leadership is practically nonexistent. No one really has any clue what’s going on at any one time. Employees are occasionally drip-fed information but are otherwise deliberately kept in the dark about what’s going on. The lack of transparency creates a toxic atmosphere of uncertainty and anxiety. The organisational structure ensures you remain in a silo, whether you’re an individual or part of a team. Note how the positive reviews here give a more rose-tinted view of this aspect, where being siloed is in fact a form of ‘autonomy’. They’re only kidding themselves. It’s simply a failure of leadership to, well, actually lead and build connections between teams. HR exists only as a figurehead, with no real authority or power to be of service to the employees. This is highly convenient for leadership because it allows them to avoid accountability when things start to go wrong. God forbid the employees should start asking questions.

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3.0
4 Sept 2024
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Pros

Many areas to gain knowledge

Cons

Diplomacy, no actual management at the company

1.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Office is easily accessible just round the corner from Bank tuve. That's it.

Cons

I was there less than a year. As someone in a technical role, my experience was that this was a very unstable place to work. It felt like people were treated as disposable, and there was very little sense of trust, support, or long-term thinking. The salary might look attractive, but I would be very careful. In my opinion, high pay is used to get people through the door, but the reality once you are inside is very different. I saw a lot of people come and go in a short space of time, which made it hard to build proper teams, retain knowledge, or do good work consistently. Decision-making also felt very centralised, and the official management structure did not always seem to match how things actually worked day to day (UK company but run out of Bulgaria by the owner). Personally, I would not leave a stable job for this company. The money may look good, but based on my experience, it is not worth it. I was looking for a new role two months as it was just horrible. During that time about 9 people had left. Bare in mind there is only around 140 staff in the entire office that gives you an idea of how crazy the turnover is. The turnover in other countries with less stringent employment laws was even crazier. I have noticed a run of very positive reviews in short succession appearing recently. People can make of that what they will.

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