Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,182 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,182 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
2.0
Oct 6, 2014

bad company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The health insurance plans, benefits, and 401k are the best aspects of working for this this company. There is also the benefit of working around some very intelligent individuals.

Cons

applicable to operations teams at the company: Poor pay High stress Low employee morale Culture is very poor Lack of gratitude from management No positive reinforcement Only acknowledgement when there are problems High level of scrutiny Promotion process and salary increase is poor …ex: very possible that you will make less than the team you manage bc you lose overtime and the adjustment for that loss is terrible Inconsistent and unfair tuition reimbursement policy (discriminatory) No company holiday parties No group holiday parties Poor management at most levels* (there are a handful of good managers who want you to succeed, and who are willing to take time and offer advice, however, these are the minority and you must generally seek them out) Not somewhere to have a long career

2.0
Aug 28, 2014

Wasted talent....

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Pros

There are a lot of very able, hard working people at the Firm who really know what they are doing. It is such a shame that there is so much wasted talent. Department management realizes that morale is at an all time low and does what they can to offer perks that they are permitted to offer. Work life balance is decent.

Cons

The employees who actually do know what they are doing at the firm are not promoted, paid or recognized for their hard work. In fact there is no recognition for hard work or going above and beyond for any of the employees in infrastructure. Compensation is poor. Morale is the lowest it has ever been. There is very little faith in the current company management and CEO. Current employees often feel as if they are paying for mistakes others made in the past. Management appears to be satisfied with status quo and affecting any change is very difficult.

3.0
Aug 27, 2014
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Pros

Global investment bank so it provides opportunities to work across the globe. Good and balanced blend of legacy Barclays and legacy Lehman employees plus new hires since 2008. Good work-life/vacation time.

Cons

The lives of the majority of the employees were encumbered by an expensive and time-consuming rebranding and reengineering of the firm's culture that had suffered because of the missteps of a small number of key employees. That lead to lack of focus on producing. Morale is at new lows.

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