Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,132 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,132 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
2.0
Apr 1, 2011

not so good, not so bad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

above average salary good benefits training is provided very professional colleague good place to work if you want to learn more

Cons

they can fire you anytime they want workload is very heavy bonus is not always not good when you are in the analyst level

3.0
Mar 29, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

salary is competitive, good (but not the best) benefits, good work conditions, nice vacation and sick days; decent severance package (if you was smart enough to ask for it)

Cons

bureaucracy is growing steadily; promotion chances are minimal; internal mobility is a joke; bonus does not depend on your performance; regular layoffs; IT technologies stack is outdated;

2.0
Mar 28, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of opportunity to grow the brand/business in the USA. Money being spent on the Barclays Wealth business. Firm will write big checks to attract top producers. High payouts. Small investment management group with a lot of access to key decision makers and senior resources. A few very smart and impressive people if you are willing to look for them.

Cons

Borderline incompetent management hired from ML making very retail decisions. Investment platform is incomplete and incredibly slow to develop. Technology systems are antiquated. The internal culture is poisonous and much of the support staff is non-responsive or diligent. Those with the opportunity to go elsewhere almost always do.

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