Rant
A little rant.
I joined a big bank that loves to market itself as a prestigious place to build your career. I landed a role within the investments team, and over the last months, reality has looked very different from what was sold during the interview process.
The staff turnover has been unbelievable. I’ve worked in a lot of environments and I’m a high performer, but I’ve never seen so many people leave in such a short period of time. That alone says a lot.
The expectations discussed during recruitment were one thing, yet every day we do almost double the workload. Somewhere between the interview and actually doing the job, the goalposts moved.
Then there’s leadership.
It feels like every second conversation is “AI this” and “AI that,” with decisions seemingly driven by whatever AI spits out instead of genuine operational experience or critical thinking. After six years across 3 organisations, I’ve realised something.
Every company loves to sell culture, wellbeing and work-life balance. When the pressure is on, they’ll work you to the bone and somehow still expect more. Different logo, same story.