Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,115 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,115 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
3.0
Oct 6, 2010

Overall good company to work for.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big name. Good Pay. Good support from HR.

Cons

Limited responsibilty and role. Complex organization.

1.0
Oct 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Salary is at par with the industry standard. -Perception is ok -Not a bad name to have on the CV

Cons

- Very weak processes - Middle/senior managers are rubbish , dont know how to manage. - Politics,Politics and more Politics - Team work is non existant - Way projects are handled is amateurish - Hire and Fire...people were let go after being onsite for 7-8 weeks only. - Barcap's work culture will be evident soon after you join

3.0
Oct 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

friendly environment and nice colleagues. The hours are also reasonable. The location is also excellent. Afterall it is an ibank.

Cons

Too expensive to live in New York. Too many rich people in new york too. The tax is completely insane.

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