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      Barclays

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      Barclays reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,147 total reviews)
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      C.S. Venkatakrishnan

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,147 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
      Oct 14, 2017

      Deserves its rep on the street

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent benefits, supports good work life balance via flex working, pockets of good people in certain functions.

      Cons

      Uncompetitive pay, frequent change of Technology and Business management and strategy, difficult to attract and retain top talent due to sub-par reputation on the street.

      1.0
      Mar 31, 2015

      Technology is a mess

      Assistant vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      4 weeks vacation 6% company match to the 401k Decent work/life balance for some

      Cons

      Technology is a mess and getting worse by the day. The CIO is trying and failing to turn the place around.

      2.0
      Mar 21, 2015

      An overall poor experience in the credit department, despite working with motivated and intelligent co-workers.

      Credit analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Comparatively good benefits -Good company events and outings -Barclaycard is growing aggressively in the United States. This can be a great opportunity to start a career.

      Cons

      Within credit department: -inconsistent quality feedback, which determines incentive pay. -credit managers and facilitators berate and criticize analysts instead of providing effective leadership. -demanding environment with constantly changing quality standards.

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