Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,090 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,090 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
May 6, 2010

Delusions of grandeur

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Generally likeable and fairly talented people * Interesting, challenging work

Cons

* Hugely political at senior levels * Terrible infrastructure (systems and processes), making it far more difficult to get things done than it should be * Bureaucratic, especially when dealing with HR-related issues

2.0
May 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Barclays have a good brand and a global reach. Holiday entiltlement is good, 27 days. Other benfits are useful, healthcare and share plans.

Cons

Very political atmosphere and always telling you to 'Raise your profile' - what does that really mean? It seems that once you are in a job, there is not path mapped out for progression and if you aren’t one of the favourites you don’t get much help. There is a minimum period in the role of 2 years. The RSM role is very difficult and very service focussed despite their attempts to tell you different. The wage structure for this role is poor and you have to do a lot more hours than you should for the wage you get paid. There is no way of getting from this role to Relationship Manager without taking a sideways move to either Credit or risk and then doing another 2 years there. I would NOT recommend this role.

4.0
May 5, 2010

Barclays Global Investors Review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment. Friendly and open culture. Opportunity for growth. Flexibility to express. Nice people. Good Management. Family Oriented Organisation. Good remuneration benefits.

Cons

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