Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,130 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,130 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
Oct 4, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

-Salary is at par with the industry standard. -Perception is ok -Not a bad name to have on the CV

Cons

- Very weak processes - Middle/senior managers are rubbish , dont know how to manage. - Politics,Politics and more Politics - Team work is non existant - Way projects are handled is amateurish - Hire and Fire...people were let go after being onsite for 7-8 weeks only. - Barcap's work culture will be evident soon after you join

2.0
May 7, 2025

Not a good organization

Recommend
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Pros

IJB is a good way to get promoted.

Cons

The organisation is not very employee friendly.. the perks seem nice but the reality is harsh.. too much politics. HR department is a ghost town.. it's very difficult in this organisation to be heard. The LM is your God, no HR will help you out in any way, you won't even get to know the HR. If you question your LM, or demand your rightful appreciation and rewards, you'll be frowned upon and everyone will start framing you to kick you out of the organisation and you can't do anything... Internal promotions, forget about it. The harder you work, the less promotion you'll get.. No good projects, most of the workforce is just sitting idle or sitting on calls.

1.0
Feb 13, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Strong Learning Experience – Barclays provides exposure to SAS, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Unix scripting, allowing employees to develop strong technical and analytical skills. Challenging & High-Impact Projects – Opportunities to work on fraud analytics, customer remediations, and reporting automation, which helped in professional growth. Decent Benefits – The company offers 401k matching, health insurance, and severance pay (though severance is taxed heavily). Talented & Hardworking Colleagues – Many employees are dedicated professionals who strive to deliver results despite poor leadership.

Cons

Toxic Leadership & Favoritism – One of the worst managers I’ve worked under. She treated employees terribly, played blatant favorites, and created a toxic work environment. Many suffered under her leadership, yet no action was ever taken. Credit Theft & Bias – Some employees were constantly given credit for others’ work, while the real contributors were overlooked. Severe Workload Imbalance – I was handling the work of 15 people for nearly a year due to high turnover and no replacements being hired. Instead of hiring more staff, management kept pushing unrealistic expectations onto existing employees. No Career Growth or Recognition – Promotions and raises were based on favoritism rather than performance. Employees who worked hard were often ignored, while managers’ favorites moved up quickly. High School Bully Culture & Silly Rules – Instead of fostering a professional work environment, some managers acted like high school bullies, playing favorites and enforcing petty, unnecessary rules to make employees’ lives harder. Unrealistic Deadlines & Constant Pressure – The manager never had realistic expectations, yet she kept shortening deadlines just to pressure the team. This created constant stress, unnecessary panic, and burnout. High Turnover Due to Poor Leadership – Employees constantly left the company, but management refused to acknowledge or fix the problem. Layoffs & Internal Hiring Corruption – After being laid off, I applied for internal roles, but none of the VPs showed respect or fairness. Many roles were pre-booked for family members or friends, making the internal hiring process a joke. Personal Vendettas in Hiring – A VP outright rejected my profile because the friend who referred me for the role had just been promoted to the same VP level. Instead of evaluating candidates based on merit, some leaders used personal grudges to block deserving employees.

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