BNP Paribas reviews

3.8

77% would recommend to a friend

(9,060 total reviews)
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Jean-Laurent Bonnafé

84% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

BNP Paribas has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 9,060 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BNP Paribas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Aug 1, 2023

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Time-off and health coverage are the only pros.

Cons

If you are a woman of color, do not go to this company. They will underpay you, discriminate you in the most insidious ways. Worst, if you complain of discriminatory treatment, they will not resolve the issue at the management level and rather put you on a black list to find ways to get rid of you. They will retaliate with your performance reviews, they will harass you through your management, put you in a non-promotable situation. Worst, if you are unlucky enough to be pregnant they will let you take your leave, however when you get back they will remove any meaningful tasks from your plate. So much so that you will have no other choice but to leave. This is a bad company, they think they are part of the big banks in 2023 but they have a backwards culture from the old continent: sexist, racist and silencing any form of challenges.

1.0
Jun 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

many vacation days, decent benefits

Cons

Management uses Fear tactics. Extremely deceptive and always lying . Prevalent discrimination and favoritism, only french and men are promoted; harrassment and bully go unaddressed by the management; ambiance depressing; Very low recognition

1.0
May 9, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The SAMS health insurance is the biggest advantage and having BNPP on your CV looks good. However, it is not worth it.

Cons

1 - Salary: The salaries are terrible and the "raises" are a joke. You get the same raise as everyone else (as well as bonus), even though your evaluation of the year was better. 2 - Management: Your line manager does not care about you and your Team Leader just replies to e-mails all day and barely knows what you are actually doing. Furthermore, you only get promotions if you butter you TL up (e.g. people can ask for mobility after 2 years; however some friends of the TL get it without even a year...). 3 - Transparency: It does not matter what position you would like to work in the future, you will not get it unless you are friends with the TL. Positions are filled internally, without even being officially open. People whose quality of work is debatable get ahead at all times. 4 - HR department: Unfortunate cases like an employee having to take tranquilizers just to go to work, due to the pressure and aggressiveness of the TL, do not matter to the HR department. They barely reply to your e-mails and are heavily biased towards the management. 5 - Illegal practices: Some employees have been asked to shorten their lunch break to 3omin. That's illegal and goes against the Portuguese Labour Law. 6 - IT systems: Computers are from the early 2000s and the systems are from the 90s. 7 - Career Development: Non-existant. You will not grow here.

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