Is HSBC a good company to work for?

HSBC has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 36,647 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 for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2676 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1904 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1681 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 1433 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 846 reviews))

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

"Low salary and bonuses with high sales expectation regardless of which demographic you live in." ((in 1096 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 938 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 765 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 431 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 393 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

(28,243 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 28,243 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

5.0

Nov 26, 2012

A good bank

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Young 2. Vigorous 3. Creative 4. Nice colleagues 5. Keep learning 6. Have constant programs of networking, social events, to help employees exposed to a broader world; 7. good welfare 8. Keep broadening their clients poor to extend their service 9. A efficient risk management system 10. Good training program for entry-level employees 11. Internship program is amazing: interns are regarded as full-time employees and they can learn a lot from people in different departments through rotation

Cons

Sometimes it's too conservative in risk management

2.0

Nov 11, 2012

Good Benefits, Good Company, if not in US

Senior programmer analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a very stable company with great benefits, and good work enviroment.

Cons

It was selling most everythign in the US market, and if you are employed in the US market -- beware.

5.0

Nov 5, 2012

Experience with HSBC

Cse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Nature and good experience and enjoyment on the floor with colleagues

Cons

As of now I didn't find anything but there might be which I doesn't know

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