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      Barclays

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      Barclays reviews

      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (22,122 total reviews)
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      C.S. Venkatakrishnan

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,122 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barclays employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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      22K reviews
      1.0
      Jan 10, 2016

      Poor place to work

      Software project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      nothing good to say about this place. may be the number of holidays.

      Cons

      too many hierarchies. cant have a promotion unless the one above you quits or dies hikes- dont kid bonus - depends on how much you've polished your boss's boots training - is there any? other than the usual values and risks - jeez let me tell you.. i wasnt involved in pilfering the millions or the PPIs.. why thrust values in my throat...

      1.0
      Nov 28, 2015

      Marketing Department - Hierarchical, Political, Old Fashioned, Command And Control Culture

      Marketing contractor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of protection from HR if your a poor performer. Difficult to get sacked even if you physically threaten or harass people or go to the gym or shopping instead of actually working in the office. So great for useless people as long as you can con enough people to get hired in the first place.

      Cons

      Very top down structure with micromanagement from very top level. Patronage from the top more important than skill. Therefore it is very political. Job is more about sucking up to right people than doing right thing for customers. So talented people end up leaving and incompetent people are put in charge of areas they have no experience in. Department is laughing stock and subject of jokes from business areas. Pay is below average and working hours are stupid. Calls and meetings often scheduled after normal working hours and can go on until 21:00 or 22:00. So-called commitment to work-life balance is a joke. No one believes anything senior management say about caring about work-life. No connection between company values and the actual culture of Marketing Department.

      1.0
      Oct 25, 2015

      Fraud Detection

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Health Benefits. great "hold you over" job until you find another. Not a place to go for long term employment

      Cons

      Extremely poor training. Very little room for advancement. Does not give adequate raises in pay after becoming tenured. Horrible attrition rate. Managers that are not qualified or on the same page. Little to no Communication with staff.

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