Good Place to Start Your Career - Anonymous employee Barclays Employee Review

4.0
Sep 10, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are some really smart people and nice people, especially those who have moved over from Lehman with advancement opportunities depending on what group you're in to move ahead.

Cons

It was too bureaucratic with little transparency into the situation and the company seemed quite cheap compared to competitors

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4.0
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Pros

Work Life balance, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, friendly atmosphere, Great campus and facilities,

Cons

Pay and Bonus can be higher and on par with competitors. High loyalty tax. Low merit increases and bonus. Competitive but Loyal Long-term employees get demotivated and tend to quite quit.

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