used to be a great place to work - Anonymous employee Barclays Employee Review

2.0
Oct 9, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

great health insurance, generous vacation

Cons

impossible to get anything done, so much bureaucracy and contractors/project managers who don't understand the business and products, compliance and control functions are useless,

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Cons

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