HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,320 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,320 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
3.0
Aug 29, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Large Bank has many opportunities of mobility internally 2. Good work life balance in some areas 3. Freindly people

Cons

1. Poor systems architecture, very outdated, eg using Lotus Notes for email. 2. Poor Management and Direction 3. Very slow in decsion making and getting things done

3.0
Aug 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice building; good benefits; people generally fine to work with. Depends on what team you are in. Work life balance program.

Cons

Hiring freeze because of cost cutting. Lots of outsourcing to lower cost centers. Lots of cancelled projects. Demotions happening in the future.

2.0
Aug 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Steady Pay Brand Name outside US

Cons

Average Competency of Sr. Mgmt Too large an Organization

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