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      Barclays

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      Barclays reviews

      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,149 total reviews)
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      C.S. Venkatakrishnan

      84% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,149 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
      Jan 20, 2009

      Sometimes good, sometimes bad....always interesting!

      Associate vice president - it
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, great people to work with, in general. There doesnt seem to be a large requirement for "face" time unlike some other banks. Salaries seem to be on a par or higher than competitors. Training is great and encouraged.

      Cons

      burocracy, egos, some middle management seem to run feifdoms without any penalties. politics is sometimes unbearable, however, i guess that this is the case anywhere. There are some inter-departmental rivalries that need to be dealt with, however, and this can cause some friction for people who are not used to this type of environment. Also, depending on the person you are reporting to, you may need to schmooze!

      3.0
      Jan 16, 2009

      Good but not great

      Collateral analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company has good and fair pay. Bonuses are ok, but not amazing. I really enjoyed the environment I worked in, I was supporting the trading floor and felt that I made a difference in the bottom line of which securities they were going to buy or sell.

      Cons

      The hours there are definitely long. Many times, I've taken the midnite car back, but it feels good every once in a while to remind yourself that what you do is pretty important, and during the end of the year, bonuses are fair. It really depends on how you feel the tradeoff of your personal life to your professional.

      4.0
      Jan 6, 2009

      Overall a good company to work for.

      Design and development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of experienced professionals to learn from. I have a good manager who works very hard and understanding. I hardly go to many long meetings. Many employees have been around BGI for a long time, so they stuck around for a good reason.

      Cons

      Since I have only been with BGI for a few months, I have not experienced much downside except for the fact that management have told everyone that bonus will be cut significantly. This is 4 months after BGI's internal recruiter told me how great the bonus program was. Can't really complain though considering what is going on with our economy. There are a lot of forms that needs to be filled (mostly online) just to do something. I have to fill up timesheets, project time trackers, change management, development plans, KTOs, etc etc. Not used to it comming from a startup. Too many different development groups that some projects are done more than once

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