Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,150 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,150 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
4.0
Feb 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and strong process

Cons

Too many organizational changes makes it hard to keep with a continual vision.

3.0
Feb 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- money is good (basic salary) - people are very nice - responsibility is given to you

Cons

- life-work balance - work long hours - no gym membership benefits - AXA health care not BUPA - stock purchase plan limited to only 1,500 pounds per year (too little)

2.0
Feb 25, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great reputation, respected management team, leadership in the industry, drive for excellence, prudent, well managed

Cons

Does not promote from within, poor pay once you are working for the firm, looks to hire from the outside, frequently lets go of long-term contributors in place of cheaper staff, does not treat foreign workers well.

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