Interesting point putsch about career breakers not being entitled to Redundancy pay. Must check that one out.
Thanks Mallow for the support.
For the record, if you want to talk about bonuses - last one I received was 3yrs ago & that was for €2500 before tax ! You may gather I'm not much of a salesperson. The bank I initially joined was more about service, which is what I do best - I'm sure lots of my customers would vouch for that.
I went to the effort of getting my QFA (Qualified Financial Advisor ) status, attended lectures & studied in my own time so that I personally would not recommend an innapropriate product to a customer.
Yes, it is the people on the top who decide the targets etc. They're the ones that crack the whip & get the nice perks when us underlings achieve what they want. Believe me there are very few perks on the ground. Your basic cashiers etc are on a start up pay of appox €22k. I don't think for the responsibilities thats over the top by any means. Please don't tar us all with the same brush.
It's those of us on the coal face of banking that get the brunt of peoples frustrations.......we're the only bankers you get to meet. I also find it heartbreaking seeing some of the people coming in now in great difficulty. Some because of unemployment or no fault of their own who are really struggling. The Celtic Tiger didn't make everyone well off.