Corporate hell - Senior Software Engineer Barclays Employee Review

3.0
Jun 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary above market average in the region. Very good employment benefits. Relative flexibility.

Cons

Micromanagement. Need to request access to everything. Legacy code and technologies. Environment where company needs to have control over everything, including restricting access to services like Spotify or regular websites like local restaurants (you need to request access to view the website). Be ready to chase people to get things done and be ready you will be chased. Requesting access to everything. No feeling of a team, people come to work to emotionlessly do their work and go home. Did I mention requesting access?

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Cons

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Cons

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