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      4.0

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,074 total reviews)
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      C.S. Venkatakrishnan

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,074 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
      Aug 8, 2008

      Good place to work if interested in financial services in San Francisco

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong, profitable company that has opportunity to really grow admist troubled investment management industry. There are also excellent benefits. The salaries are average at best but the bonuses tend to make up for it and are above average for similar positions at other companies. The new building is very nice and the company is very supportive of continuing education.

      Cons

      Long work hours and flat organizational structure meaning few opportunities for advancement. The company has grown faster than could be managed effectively and is now going through some growing pains. There are a lot of fiefdoms which are all treated differently. Think carefully about which division to join.

      4.0
      Jul 26, 2008

      Working at BGI

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A challenging and competitive environment of high complexity - you will never be bored. If you happen to land in a position that is not working out, its not so difficult to find something else within the company. Opportunities to learn a whole lot in many areas = very marketable skills for the financial industry. The company encourages its employees to move around the company and work in different positions. Outstading benefits and competetive compensation packages. Opportunity for international travel. The company has offices in SF, Tokyo, London, Sydney, and Toronto. Smaller offices have recently been opened in Hong Kong and Singapore.

      Cons

      There were many more opportunities for advancement during the explosive growth period of 2003-2006. Since the market's and financial industry's downturn, the company appears to have taken a solid stance in filling senior management positions with external talent instead of promoting very qualified internal candidates. During the growth period of 2003-2006, there has been a large increase in what's commonly referred to as "red tape" processes. At that time most teams were staffed well to handle the extra demand imposed by the new processes. Not anymore...with the downturn of the economy and some attrition at BGI, most teams have shrunk in size, yet the "red tape" load remains along with management's expectation that people's regular jobs will still be done "business as usual". Most jobs are more painful and time-consuming now as a result.

      5.0
      Jul 25, 2008

      BGI - great place to work

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent hours worked and a willingness to allow employees time off when necessary Very smart and skilled management Good people work here, which makes the workplace fun and invigorating Good renumeration

      Cons

      In IT? It's a bank, so the focus isn't on IT staff, but business people. There's often not enough work to keep you busy, there's a LOT of downtime here, which is nice at first, but then becomes boring.

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