Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,175 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,175 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
4.0
Mar 1, 2011

Decent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity for promotion, talented individuals are recognized, people are helpful, relatively flat organizational structure, challenging work environment, lots of young people

Cons

Limited work / life balance, hours are fairly long, pay is not as high as the same job at another investment bank

4.0
Feb 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and strong process

Cons

Too many organizational changes makes it hard to keep with a continual vision.

3.0
Feb 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- money is good (basic salary) - people are very nice - responsibility is given to you

Cons

- life-work balance - work long hours - no gym membership benefits - AXA health care not BUPA - stock purchase plan limited to only 1,500 pounds per year (too little)

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