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      Barclays reviews

      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,144 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 22,144 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
      2.0
      Mar 2, 2011

      throught the motions

      Assistant vice president, it
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - Strong brand name - Lots of diversity event and believable diversity programms - friendly colleagues - lots of "learn from leadership" events - good office location

      Cons

      - no empowerment to staff in Asia, London centric and really not a global mindset - low morale, high attrition - very bureaucratic - brand name is going down in Singapore - tiny bonus, tiny increments - crazy outsourcing programms - too fast, not controlled educated decisions

      2.0
      Mar 2, 2011

      Massive hiring, Massive Firing.

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The work is generally challenging, and management tends to be very hands off- no one will be breathing down your neck. There is an energy in the air that the firm wants to be aggressive and push to be the #1 IB, and while I have heard that stuff spouted at other large firms, they are really trying. The benefits and offices are nice, and if you are on the ex-Lehman side it used to be really easy to get promoted, though I can bet that will change as the Barclays side has complained tremendously about this. This may sound trivial, but at 745, but good nearby food options were abundant, and even the cafeteria was great. The size of the organization is still manageable, there is significantly less BS in the way to get things done than at other large banks I have been at.

      Cons

      Lower level and mid level management needs training. Very political environment which can be toxic- network and get in good (kiss ass) with your manager or you WILL be kicked to the curb. The turnover over the last year has been insane. Hire a bunch of people, fire a bunch of people, start all over again. I have seen entire groups gutted, then filled with new hires who now have no idea how anything works. The layoffs seem to be way more politically motivated than performance motivated, but at this point its hard to say they are even political anymore- it seems arbitrary. Comp this year was laughable- bonuses hardly exist anymore. Some people got nice raises to compensate, but many did not. Times Square is just plain annoying to get to or get around in.

      4.0
      Mar 1, 2011

      Decent

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunity for promotion, talented individuals are recognized, people are helpful, relatively flat organizational structure, challenging work environment, lots of young people

      Cons

      Limited work / life balance, hours are fairly long, pay is not as high as the same job at another investment bank

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