Barclays reviews

Only get good grades/bonuses if leadership know you well in general and you shout about what great work you are doing - somebody with the same quality of work and output will get a lower grade if they do not go round telling everyone how great they are compared to other louder colleagues. Leadership can’t keep anything to themselves, telling team members confidential information without a second thought. Company car restrictions are frustrating. It is almost expected and normal for you to work outside your hours, there is no hesitation to amp up workload to unreasonable measures.

Expect to be spoken to like a small child and backstabbed by power tripping management. Not one of them in that office has the slightest clue what they are doing nor the relevant experience or qualifications, all talk and no walk. Managers forgot where they came from, which most of the time was fresh out of school and into a minimum wage job for the next 10 years. Everything is rushed and ALWAYS goes wrong and needs fixing. Managers seem to have a very high opinion of themselves which is funny really 'cos you're more likely to get promoted by sexual favours than actually working. Computer systems are a disgrace. No on site computing specialist. Air conditioning broken for years, no clean air, roasting hot or freezing cold. People really do not matter there. Have a good idea? Keep it to yourself 'cos if the managers see you as a threat to their chance of promotion they will screw you over in a flash, which includes stealing your ideas and/or manipulating your yearly review. If you don't like it you will 'easily' be replaced. Intelligent, good workers are left to rot when people are getting promoted through butt kissing and bribery and who can make the boss laugh the most. The salary is dire and years behind other retail banks. Sexist in relation to all promotion of females while the males get ignored. Utterly disgusting treatment of staff, particularly those with disabilities and/or health problems. Childish culture, much like school, in the remedial class. Management couldn't give a toss about your work/life balance. The 'Barclays Values' are promoted but the exact opposite is actually what occurs! Undisciplined and disorganized staff and processes. Worst place I have ever worked and I've been around a bit!