NAB whistleblower speaks out after worker plunged from 14th-floor in Docklands in front of colleagues
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NAB whistleblower speaks out after worker plunged from 14th-floor in Docklands in front of colleagues
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But but they put stckers up and got cupcakes on RUOK day, that should’ve fixed everything, right?
>The man working in the fraud division took his own life, plunging from the rooftop of one of NAB’s two corporate skyscrapers in Docklands just after 2pm on Thursday.
>It’s understood staff members who saw the worker plunge from the rooftop were ordered by management not to speak to media, and to remove anything which might identify them as a NAB employee when they left the building.
>While the whistleblower did not speculate on the worker’s personal circumstances, he described NAB – Australia’s second-largest bank – as ‘the worst place I’ve ever worked, by far’.
>’There are deeper and systemic issues at NAB that require attention,’ he said. ‘It’s a s*** show, to put it frankly.’
The insider claimed confronting and ‘triggering’ photos have been shared by employees on Microsoft Teams, without disclosing the exact details of the images.
>It is unclear whether those photos relate to last week’s tragedy or to other suicide attempts by NAB employees alleged by the whistleblower.
But the whistleblower said a number of staff members had been deeply impacted by the content of the Teams messages.
This is incredibly bleak
Goes straight to CAPTCHA endless loop
This has already been posted and discussed.
It’s entirely normal to be asked not to speak to media about the company you’re with, and also respectful of the deceased’s loved ones to not speculate in the media when you have no actual idea about the circumstances or motivations they had.
“A whistleblower claims the suicide of a NAB worker is just the latest in a series of self-harm incidents within the bank and has exposed its toxic workplace culture.
A man working in the fraud division took his own life, plunging from the rooftop of one of NAB’s two corporate skyscrapers in Docklands just after 2pm on Thursday.
It’s understood staff members who saw the worker plunge from the rooftop were ordered by management not to speak to media, and to remove anything which might identify them as a NAB employee when they left the building.
While the whistleblower did not speculate on the worker’s personal circumstances, he described NAB – Australia’s second-largest bank – as ‘the worst place I’ve ever worked, by far’.
‘There are deeper and systemic issues at NAB that require attention,’ he said. ‘It’s a s*** show, to put it frankly.’
The insider claimed confronting and ‘triggering’ photos have been shared by employees on Microsoft Teams, without disclosing the exact details of the images.
It is unclear whether those photos relate to last week’s tragedy or to other suicide attempts by NAB employees alleged by the whistleblower.
But the whistleblower said a number of staff members had been deeply impacted by the content of the Teams messages.
The former employee accused NAB of ‘negligence’ and a ‘failure in duty of care’ in its treatment of staff.
He said there was a ‘failure to properly address toxic and inappropriate workplace conduct’.
He also accused management of ‘not taking the mental health of employees seriously or providing adequate support systems’, and of failing to lead by example.
He said he had contacted current and former staff who continue to struggle due to their experience at the bank, which uses the cosy corporate slogan ‘More than money’ in its ads.
A NAB spokesperson would not comment on the suicide or the whistleblower’s claims.
The bank’s $300million Docklands building at 700 Bourke Street was designed to ‘bolster employees’ health and well-being’, according to a NAB press release.
The office block can accommodate 5,600 employees, and features ‘parent rooms, large studios for exercise, multi-faith rooms, and spaces for quiet contemplation’.
The rooftop features a ‘Feng Shui-inspired tranquil rooftop garden’, which includes timber decking, custom furniture, hanging baskets and bamboo plants, an outdoor kitchen complete with a herb garden and meals area.
There is a transparent, shoulder-high wall around the perimeter of the rooftop for safety reasons.
Victoria Police confirmed it responded to the incident in the CBD on Thursday afternoon.
‘Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a man in Docklands on March 5,’ a police statement read.
‘The body of a man, who is yet to be formally identified, was located on Bourke Street about 2pm.’
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
If this has raised any issues for you, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 for confidential crisis support “
r/auscorp caught wind of this a week ago on the day it happened [https://www.reddit.com/r/auscorp/comments/1rl8utv/incident_at_700_bourke_st_melbourne_today/](https://www.reddit.com/r/auscorp/comments/1rl8utv/incident_at_700_bourke_st_melbourne_today/)
At a lot of these corpo companies, not enough is done with mental health management in a proactive or useful way. Like it’s typically 2 things: some bullshit RUOK day marketing for a month or 2 that leads to no meaningful cultural change, and an EAP system that either isn’t publicised enough or feels uncomfortable to use because it feels like they report back to HR.
At my workplace I used the EAP and literally as I walked out HR was waiting at the door to speak to the councilor. (Now to be fair they could just be confirming billing or admin stuff but it doesn’t change the fact that now HR know I used the EAP and therefore that information can be used in whatever way they feel vs complete anonymity.)
RIP to to the deceased and I hope those who knew them or witnessed it happen get the help and support they need.
Sadly it’s an open secret that nab has been trying to offshore as many roles as they can, while lowering the investment and support for local staff.
Just look at nab india and nab vietnam on linkedin to get an idea of how bad it’s starting to get.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nabvietnam_nabcompanytrip2024-nabcompanytrip-moreconnection-activity-7237760659784900608-Hn1b?
That’s a very vague whistleblower.
Let not forget the telstra people who killed themselves either.
I’ve openly spoken about NAB here before.
It is openly moving every available role offshore it can now. The memo from execs is we can get two people for less than the price of one when we offshore plus the way the accountancy works, businesses do not get slugged with the full fte cost of an offshore worker on their books.
Andrew Irvine is a horrible person who said when challenged on his return of office attempt pre Christmas that “I hear you, and we’re ramping up our Vietnam a d India offices”.
Worse our areas are now going through it but they’re too cheap to pay redundancy and do the right thing. Instead, they’re moving people into roles they don’t like, crippling onshore teams by overloading them with work and either forcing them to leave or putting people on PIPs (which is being widely pushed currently)
8,000 people in India by the end of 27 is not an Australian Bank
Really want to change banks (been with NAB since I was 14) what’s some viable options?
lol
Twice the “fraud” dude at my local NAB branch did tactics to 1. Avoid refunding me $50 that I was forced to withdraw by some druggie, and 2. Avoiding giving me back my money after a refund/double transaction mistake with a merchant.
I don’t know how these people can sleep at night.
The daily mail can go and fuck off – they’re heartless scum
Time for customers to walk with their feet and look for the competition.
When growth, not profit, is the benchmark CEOs have to use to meet their targets, they will do anything to make the line go up.
People don’t matter.
For those looking for banking alternatives https://www.customerownedbanking.asn.au/consumers/find-a-bank/
I worked there a number of years back and they handled my mental health issues horribly, my last couple of years nearly destroyed me. Good to see things haven’t changed!
In all my years I have never heard a single positive thing about NAB.
As someone that works in one of the big 4 banks, I think CommBank is by far the best place to work and all the rest are equally bottom of the barrel shit holes with lunatic management.
Very glad I got out of there years ago!