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      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (28,240 total reviews)
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      Georges Elhedery

      69% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,240 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
      Apr 24, 2018

      Location over skills

      Compliance officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent pay and vacation time, health benefits are decent, encourage working at home which saves money on commuting, thats all

      Cons

      Unorganized, reactive, cares more about location of employee than skills & experience of employee, promotions are few and far between, constantly outsourcing to unqualifed India employees, lack of communication across departments, lots of known inconsistencies

      4.0
      Aug 21, 2017

      Career Supertanker

      Gcb3 (junior rank of senior management)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great opportunities to learn, grow and progress. There is generally support to broaden your career and expand international experience -- but it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice to realise it. When HSBC finally decides to do something, they do it.

      Cons

      There's a strong "we do it ourself" culture at HSBC. This is sometimes positive, but often turns projects into expensive elongated affairs that seldom come to conclusion when they need to. There is a significant tension in the corporate ranks between "global" and "local", and a less tense but ever-present UK/Hong Kong leadership tension. It it's a bureaucratic place, steeped in traditions, held back but the scar tissue of multiple acquisitions and divestments. Insiders often suggest hay HSBC means How Simple Became Complicated.

      2.0
      Jul 28, 2017

      Culture of bullying

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some good managers (you have to get lucky though!)

      Cons

      Systematic bullying by certain managers, inflexible hours, expected to work outside of hours for no extra pay, behavioural performance ratings based on nothing

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