Overly Bureaucratic and Political - Anonymous employee Barclays Employee Review

1.0
Mar 22, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, Brand Name, Global Company

Cons

Awful local management is compounded by even worse over arching management in the UK. Nothing is accomplished without 5+ sign offs by Directors and MDs. Advancement is based more on sucking up then achievement. Overall people are extremely unhappy, with the best employees leaving as soon as they can.

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Cons

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