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      Barclays

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      Barclays reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,146 total reviews)
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      C.S. Venkatakrishnan

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,146 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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      22K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 29, 2011

      Ok, with no or very little chance of advancing your career

      Assistant vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      salary is competitive, good (but not the best) benefits, good work conditions, nice vacation and sick days; decent severance package (if you was smart enough to ask for it)

      Cons

      bureaucracy is growing steadily; promotion chances are minimal; internal mobility is a joke; bonus does not depend on your performance; regular layoffs; IT technologies stack is outdated;

      2.0
      Mar 28, 2011

      Poorly managed firm will have trouble capitalizing on its opportunity

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Plenty of opportunity to grow the brand/business in the USA. Money being spent on the Barclays Wealth business. Firm will write big checks to attract top producers. High payouts. Small investment management group with a lot of access to key decision makers and senior resources. A few very smart and impressive people if you are willing to look for them.

      Cons

      Borderline incompetent management hired from ML making very retail decisions. Investment platform is incomplete and incredibly slow to develop. Technology systems are antiquated. The internal culture is poisonous and much of the support staff is non-responsive or diligent. Those with the opportunity to go elsewhere almost always do.

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