Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,165 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,165 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
3.0
Jun 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to gain a lot of knowledge related to the business of asset management. Good pay and good benefits. Lot of talented people.

Cons

As with all companies there are a lot of incompetent people in senior management. How they got there is a mystery, and is perhaps attributable to the tremendous growth the firm had between 2005 and 2008.

2.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I've been with the company for a while primarily because of the bonus pay. Since the good days are behind us there are few reasons to stay with poor senior managers.

Cons

BGI does not do a good job of mentoring or succession planning. This really limits opportunities for employees.

3.0
Sep 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large reputable firm in the industry. Fair compensation.

Cons

Sometimes it feels like there just no room to move up the corporate ladder. It can also feel like there is just too much office politics and managers/employees are largely looking out for their own interests.

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