HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,242 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 28,242 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
1.0
Apr 10, 2016

bureaucracy at its best

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Pros

They offer decent work-life balance and vacation days

Cons

management that has no functional/technical skills in the area they are managing because they were hired by their friends in senior management. Nobody knows what they are doing and so things never really get done adequately. No investment in the career of their employees which is why they have a low employee-retention. Management makes promises that never come to light unless it serves to benefit them more. Likewise, career opportunities are only offered when they serve to benefit the management more than the employee. The good ones end up leaving once they realize what's really going on. HR is almost nonexistent. I have never met my HR rep (if i have one) They do nothing to assist employees with HR-related issues. Intact, any complaint to HR usually comes back to bite the employee

1.0
Jan 17, 2016

Toxic work environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

China experience. Large global bank looks good on your resume.

Cons

Incompetent Management, Ridiculously High Turnover, Super long work hours, employees burning out, Lack of resources, Underpaid, Cost Cutting, Low Morale, Lack of Team Support, Restructuring, Unprofessional staff conduct not regulated e.g. Bullying, Operations comprised of primarily local Hong Kong workforce so cultural and language difficulties for foreigners

3.0
Aug 8, 2015
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Pros

Good firm to begin career in finance at NY City location. Several opportunities to move around the firm offer options to learn industry for newbies.

Cons

Not a good firm for extended career growth. Poor management due largely to high staff turnover and poor ( non-existent) salary increases. No written policy explaining bonus structure, and very poor health benefits and work/life balance.

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