Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,080 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,080 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
4.0
Jun 7, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Comp is good. It's a consensus organization with a huge weight put on who you know, but the people are all very helpful and open to questions or those seeking advice. There is good work-life balance.

Cons

There is little in the way of career support but the environment does encourage "self-starters" to move up within the organization. The lack of employee ownership options for many below the Managing Director level is a severe limitation.

3.0
Jun 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunities to gain a lot of knowledge related to the business of asset management. Good pay and good benefits. Lot of talented people.

Cons

As with all companies there are a lot of incompetent people in senior management. How they got there is a mystery, and is perhaps attributable to the tremendous growth the firm had between 2005 and 2008.

3.0
Jun 2, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good working conditions - room for initiative - nice staff - growing business - interesting internal education programs -good financial rewards

Cons

- lack of communication - goofy top management - too demanding environment in terms of hours, dedication and results - strange strategic angles

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