HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,250 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,250 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC 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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28K reviews
2.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, health care and company reputation

Cons

Toxic management but really depends on department. Inexperienced bosses getting their position from relationship within the group. Promotion depends more on relationships than actual experience.

4.0
May 12, 2026

Good work-life balance, but office politics exist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance , great environment

Cons

politics happen , favourtism also happens

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