Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,079 total reviews)
avatar

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 22,079 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).

Reviews by job title

22K reviews
3.0
Aug 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amount of responsibility given is quite good, and is satisfying. There is a lot of autonomy available if you can take it, and can show that you have the initiative to take things and make them work better.

Cons

Lack of respect by senior employees to junior ones. There is a lot of attitude around "I'm a VIP. Everybody else is here only to jump when I say jump". And the worse thing is that lot of jerks do get away with it. There is also a need to suck up to bosses, to have any hopes of making it bigger here.

4.0
Aug 21, 2009

Solid firm, some warts

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

smart people, global firm with chance to work across geographies, interesting business lines. well regarded in industry/externally. solid benefits for staff.

Cons

firm is now too large, especially in some parts; middle managers are now concerned about creating & maintaining fiefdoms rather than pursuing profitable growth. employee growth is limited by narrow hiring practices, especially etfs.

3.0
Aug 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits were probably the best part about working for Barclays

Cons

Poor communication between Performance managers and Associates

Viewing 21979 - 21981 of 22,079 Reviews

Glassdoor has 24,756 Barclays reviews submitted anonymously by Barclays employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Barclays is right for you.