Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,115 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,115 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
5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Barclays Capital offers a professional and friendly working environment, good opportunities for career progression and internal mobility. I have worked for them 4 times longer than at any other employer in my career and this is entirely due to the variety of roles I have performed during this time and the opportunities offered to me.

Cons

As with most investment banks, the hours can be hard. However, that's pretty much a matter of personal choice. Also, they can be pretty ruthless when it comes to "poor" performance. It's a fairly regular occurrence for the bottom 10 per cent to be cleared out

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Barclays Response
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Thanks for taking the time to write a review and really great to hear that you have been able to build a strong career with us and take advantage of internal opportunities. I would like to comment that we do have a strong performance culture to ensure we are supporting our colleagues to manage their jobs and careers. We do not have a "clear out" culture however, like all organisations, the colleague and the culture need to be suited to each other and sometimes they need and want different things.
4.0
Jun 6, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company perks and working environment. Lots of opportunities for internal mobility between teams and functions. Good in-house amenities - gym, coffee bars and canteen.

Cons

Change is continual and virtually the norm. Work-life balance could be better with long hours and heavy workloads. Travel opportunities are limited / virtually non-existent.

2.0
Feb 22, 2015

Full of red tape and levels of management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Job security, work life balance

Cons

too much management and hard to climb the ladder, quite a boring workplace

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