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
Jun 28, 2014

Ehhhh.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people I have met are very helpful. Great health benefits, 401k match.

Cons

Promotion process is unclear and completely different depending on the area of the bank you work in. There are seemingly people with titles who shouldn't have them as they don't do anything, or know what you would expect them to know for having that title. Executive management does not appear to have a pulse on all the negative sentiment that exists internally. Not a fun place to work. Direct mgmt seemingly doesn't care about it's staff. It's not a growing company, it's a shrinking one. No raises for years. Seemingly impossible to get an interview internally without knowing someone. HR is the worst. They are slow to respond: to queries, job submissions, etc. completely unhelpful.

3.0
Jun 6, 2014

ruining a good place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Making moves that should help it in the future..although it will take some time and pain to get there

Cons

Talent is jumping ship as people aren't getting paid and they announced 25% reduction in headcount.

2.0
May 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many talented and good people working here who provide a good atmosphere when the politics are removed from the equation.

Cons

The political and bureaucratic environment here stifles creativity and eliminates the possibility of internal advancement. Senior management is focused on saving their own careers and will not choose the right thing over the action that carries political weight. Layoffs are common and frequent and the well being of mid and low level staff is not of great concern to the company.

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