Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,079 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 22,079 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).

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22K reviews
4.0
Mar 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent firm culture; most people enjoy working together and achieving common goals; not too much of hierarchy, and easy to speak to these in decision-making positions; and overall, the people team is very good. There are also great benefits; volunteer opportunities; social events. There is gym. Always able to take time off when necessary.

Cons

Sometimes too much of unnecessary paper-pushing that delays getting work done. Red tape needs to be reduced to a reasonable level. Management does not always take the time to really know what the subordinates need. Important issues like advancement and growth need to be addressed in more detail. People sometime not sure what they will get from the job down the road.

2.0
Mar 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It used to be a relatively flat organization with strong meritocratic culture. There was more work, more opportunities, than there were bodies. This motivated people to step up to the plate, grow, learn and deliver. Work was rewarded with below-street comp, but it was rewarded thoughtfully, and fairly. These traits have left the organization.

Cons

Lehman mid-level management is strongly, unconsciously biased towards legacy lehman staff. This impacts how legacy barcap employees are viewed, paid, given opportunities and retained (or not).

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