HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,233 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,233 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC 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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28K reviews
2.0
Sep 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice timings available esp for married persons. Nice teams to work with. Market research department is really very good. Good place to work for if you are not concerned about salary or career.

Cons

No much learning. Experience and not performance matters. No proper planning for career growth.

2.0
Mar 25, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Its a recognized name and looks good on the CV. The opportunities for renewal are good (I was a contractor). You can work there as long as you want (providing you are competent). The money is quite good but not the best to be had.

Cons

The place just has a really stuffy atmosphere. There is generally no impetus to get things done or go about self improvement amongst permanent employees. There is no common vision of delivering a good product on time and in budget amongst employees. I kind of get the feeling they think its a right to work there and that they can get money for just turning up to work without actually delivering anything. Its a pretty depressing atmosphere at 8 Canada Square and the air conditioning (or lack of a decent one thereof) tends to get people down. I personally have not worked at a place I found more depressing and generally soul destroying. This is a great shame.

1.0
May 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flex WFH hence ppl very lazy. Good place to learn & move on to somewhere once upskilled.

Cons

I have been In & Out of this company 4 times - Joined in 2010 as a PM in FO. Bad leadership ppl like politics than actually work. Ppl are generally lazy and rely on contingent workers / vendors for work. staff Lack of ownership in general. Definitely need a revamp in leadership they are mostly incapable and not result driven but BS to get free pass. Too big too many useless ppl. Useful ppl were let go whilst bunch of useless ppl stay. Also some are disrespectful towards contractors treat them like slaves to do everything while they never deliver.

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