Is HSBC a good company to work for?

HSBC has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 36,648 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at HSBC to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about HSBC have been left by employees working as Stagiaire , Attaché commercial and Business Analyst .

Does HSBC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HSBC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HSBC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HSBC?

72% of HSBC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HSBC 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HSBC?

Analyst (969) , Manager (866) , Assistant Manager (739) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (444) , Vice President (441) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (388) , Associate (378) , Personal Banker (352) , Senior Manager (276) , Director (246)

What are the pros of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and hybrid working arrangement where you are expected to work from office only for 2 days min" ((in 2706 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1878 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1667 reviews)); "People were great to work with and are very knowledgeable since they have been in the industry and the company for a very long time" ((in 1455 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 861 reviews))

What are the cons of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"When I worked at GLT the salary was low and I never understood the hierarchical chain." ((in 1107 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 933 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 756 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 428 reviews)); "Flexible working hours and compiny timings" ((in 391 reviews))

What are employees saying about HSBC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about HSBC layoffs and their outlook for job security at HSBC in 2026.

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,244 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,244 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

Apr 5, 2009

HSBC is it the local bank anymore? I think not

Manager

Recommend

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Pros

It is a large, international company which has lots of perks such as 8 weeks holiday plus 8 bank holidays. They will help you to get qualified. The staff! The customer service levels at the local branches are high.

Cons

No communication from management, the staff constantly feel that they are under constant presuure to sell to customers that so not want to be sold to. The Salarys are not competitive. The call centres are all in India and you get passed to one peson the the next.

3.0

Apr 1, 2009

Senior management acted irresponsibly in handling the crisis in the U.S.

Avp/branch sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The pay was the reason I stayed as long as I did as well as the benefits.

Cons

Work-life balance and direction of senior management resulted in HSBC ceasing most operations in North America.

3.0

Mar 31, 2009

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Mortgage representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to control your own income potential. Benefits are excellent from 401k through health and medical. Job does provide a certain degree of self managment and there is generally a fair amount of support provided to ensure proper training.

Cons

Very limited ability to have a good work life balance. Company provided an good amount of time to take off throughout the year but does not really support you taking that time. There is also a disconnect between managment and staff as well as promotions to people that are really undeserving. Communication is horrible from upper managment and there is always a feeling that something is hidden.

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