HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,282 total reviews)
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68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,282 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC 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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28K reviews
4.0
Mar 5, 2026

Nice

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company and worth working

Cons

Some teams have poor tech stacks due to it being a bank

4.0
Mar 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

MSS - Overall, a good work culture. Managers (MD level) listened, very supportive culture, good training and development opportunities e.g. a secondment, after tough work periods manager was mindful of morale and offered the occasional free Friday half day Received a generous salary increase Good work life balance for banking

Cons

Securities Services - not a very dynamic environment. In Europe low business development success Bonus lower than the industry standard Sales team very slow at time Strategy not clear

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