Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,112 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,112 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barclays employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
1.0
Apr 28, 2015

Management doesn't value its human assets

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Barclays will likely offer you an opportunity if you are already working in finance and hoping to grow your client base or build connections to move elsewhere.

Cons

Barclays has an unhealthy, destructive culture with high turnover and poor management. Coworkers are constantly stressed and unhappy and feel significantly undervalued. Although Barclays is trying to move past recent negative headlines, its stated values are not effectively implemented, and miscommunication with and misvaluation of human capital continue to be extremely problematic at all levels.

2.0
Feb 15, 2015

Not all it is cracked to be....

Anonymous employee
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Pros

More informal than the rest of the bank - on the surface.

Cons

Extremely hierarchical, and slow-moving (despite what is claimed) with minimal focus on well-being and development. Very political place - like the rest of the bank.

1.0
Feb 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very accommodating of work-life balance

Cons

The firm just cannot get out of its own way. You have decisions being made by retail bankers in the UK, impacting the investment bank world wide.

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