TD reviews

TD has a lot of "lifers". There are a lot of employees who have been at TD for almost their entire careers, and within IT, these people often don't keep up with changes in technology and IT practices. Working in technology, it's easy to feel disconnected with the industry (outside of banking). The organization doesn't expect people to participate in their field, and doesn't provide much support for employees who want to keep up with the IT industry (e.g. subscribing to industry magazines, attending conferences and networking events). It's not just financial support, it's also a lack of interest among colleagues. If information is not from a vendor or other large Canadian FI, the attitude is that it's not relevant. The culture is not open to change. Many people are able to articulate the problems they face every day but rarely do people address their problems if it requires them to change how they approach or complete their work. Being risk-adverse is very important for a bank, but the market is changing and growth requires a level of innovation and risk in some areas. People are committed to the organization and doing a good job, but there are few people who are passionate about their work. The focus is "just get it done", not "getting it done" efficiently or maximining reuse.

Being in a branch (called a "store") where the management team is not supportive and co-workers do not work cohesively as one team, shifting work schedules, not having any real time off if you are a part-time employee as only full-time employees get 23 days off, constantly being & acting "WOW" with customers even when the customers act very "Un-WOW" towards you, retail-type paychecks which translates into low pay and no incentives though that may or may not be changing with the merger, below-average health benefits, working in a branch that is either constantly busy or under-staffed & feeling overworked as well as unappreciated, an undue amount of attention to customers & not enough to employees by management.