RBC reviews

unfortunately this list will be much longer, so here we go - lots of turnover: i was at the bank for five years, much longer than most people last there. in my time, i saw my group almost completely turnover twice (i.e. they fired everyone in my group and then hired a new group) - distant management: you can certainly talk to your direct manager but try talking to a higher level manager and you'll be put in your place - incompetent management: lower management can fly under the radar for years (and i've witnessed it) without upper management doing much to stop them - they're mostly just concerned about keeping their own jobs. you see this trickle down as non-management also is mostly concerned with keeping their jobs/getting bonuses rather than actually doing their jobs well - low pay: not competitive pay - you do not get paid based on how much commission you made or your trade profits: you get paid based on how much you throw your coworkers under the bus - come bonus time (around the fall), you'll notice people trying to jockey for bigger parts of the bonus pool. instead of focusing on how they can serve their clients best, they try to complain to management about how everyone else is terrible if you're a brown-noser type of worker, you may succeed here. unfortunately, if you're actually focused on serving clients, it's best to go elsewhere.

Wellbeing is ignored and workloads are excessive, stress levels are high, and burnout is common. Leadership talks about support but delivers very little in practice. Return-to-office policy is a rigid 4-day mandate is being pushed with little regard for individual circumstances, team needs, or the fact that work can be done effectively from home. Flexibility is not encouraged, and employee wellbeing is an afterthought. Work-life balance is non-existent with long hours and out-of-hours demands are routine. Personal boundaries are not respected. Chaotic onboarding and broken processes with unrealistic expectations. Management culture is toxic with micromanagement, shifting priorities, unclear expectations, and goalposts constantly being moved. Instead of enabling staff, leadership increases pressure. Culture of fear and mistrust, people focus on self-preservation rather than collaboration or innovation. Lack of career transparency, progression depends more on politics than performance.