Good, bulge-bracket bank to work at - Associate Barclays Employee Review

3.0
Apr 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

One fo UK's leading investment bank with strong balance sheet (rather than pure M&A advisory)

Cons

Can be bureacrtatic at times, given the multiple cross-team staffings that happen

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Opportunities, growth, exposure to senior leaders

Cons

No complaints at the moment

2.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Can’t think of 1. Not even 1.

Cons

Pay is the lowest compared to similar company with the same role. Upper management speaks to staff with a patronizing tone; cutting them off, and talking down to them. At times it felt like they purposefully were attempting to find things wrong instead of working together as a team to meet objectives. Understaffed. Fully expected to do the work of a team of 6 despite being a team of 2 for example.

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