Bullying is in the DNA - Anonymous employee Barclays Employee Review

1.0
May 11, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

HQ offices are fantastic, great canteen and amazing views. Exciting environment while things are fine.

Cons

Bullying and harassment are daily fare. Salaries are at the low end of the market. long hours are expected and extra efforts are quickly forgotten. Raising the point that the workload is unreasonable and leads to long hours meets a 'work smarter not harder'. I experienced first hand bullying and harassment and know of two other former colleagues having been treated the same way without HR or upper management moving a finger. I raised a case with HR before resigning and it was only met by denial. Not a collaborative environment, a lot of back stabbing and politics. Brown nosing gets you farther than talent.

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Barclays Response
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I am really sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with us and felt unsupported. This is not the environment we would tolerate or want as it is very important to use that colleagues have fulfilling roles and careers and line managers who offer support and guidance.

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