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      Barclays

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      Barclays reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,193 total reviews)
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      C.S. Venkatakrishnan

      85% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,193 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 9, 2025

      ex employee

      Control testing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Was able to advance without a degree

      Cons

      Lack of support from management for advancement

      3.0
      Oct 2, 2025

      Good work-life balance bad compensation and advancement

      Operations analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you have children or don't want to devote your life to work, Barclays will allow you that freedom

      Cons

      Compensation is lower than similar roles on the street as well as room for growth. Additionally, usually the only way to get promoted in operations is to leave operations

      4.0
      Sep 26, 2025

      On the mend ...

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Barclays has had a revolving door of CEOs over the years until the most recent one who has provided the stability and clarity of purpose. There is now a plan a five year plan, which the firm is marching behind. People are warm, the culture is collegial, it is still 3 days hybrid, with decent benefits.

      Cons

      But decades of muddling along and lack of investment in an operating model, processes, technology/systems/infrastructure within a complex organization with a risk averse culture to boot is not easy to fix. One wonders how much of this is due to the nature of banking that is highly regulated, cultural norms of the region. The focus is always on costs (so headcount cuts are always around the corner) with AI now being sprinkled as an elixir for productivity.

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