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      HSBC

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      HSBC reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (28,233 total reviews)
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      Georges Elhedery

      69% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,233 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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      Reviews by job title

      28K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 7, 2008

      A poor place for a career, fine if you want to turn up, work 7 hours and get paid.

      Trainee accountant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work/life balance, it does not have a culture for long hours or pressure to work late/weekends. Head office has great facilities.

      Cons

      The company is completely dis-jointed. HR is particularly bad, each different business area has a completely different HR policy with many areas reporting to management in different countries. There appears to be no career progression path, I have seen many excellent managers leave through frustration of not being able to reward their staff. There is NO system in place for reward or recognition of achievement which means talented, ambitious staff have no choice but to leave to progress.

      2.0
      Nov 7, 2008

      Long hours and few perks are holding this company down

      Senior analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary is not bad however, the amount of hours you work to earn that salary is excesive. They have a work from home program but you will rarely ever get to take advantage of it. In nine months is was only able to work from home a total of ten times. Even though I was signed up to work from home for two days a week.

      Cons

      Long hours, lack of communication between senior management and managers. Work life balance is almost non-existent. Their IT support is horrible at its best.

      2.0
      Nov 5, 2008

      OK place to be, but there are better places to grow your career

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work / life balance and benefits. The people are down to earth and generally approachable. People below management level will, for the most part communicate openly and honestly with you. I have found my direct management very accomodating to my personal needs. I rarely have to put any time in on weekends. There are some talented individuals, but management has not found the glue to put it together.

      Cons

      Lack of senior management communication and leadership qualities. Communication from local senior management is weak and infrequent. The troops are not inspired and have not been since the day I arrived. HR is disorganized and unresponsive

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