HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,269 total reviews)
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68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,269 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
Jun 23, 2013

Functional impotence

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Pros

If you are lazy, highly political, or incompetent this is the place for you. Tactical people who follow direction well and have no strategic sense should apply ASAP.

Cons

Employees are consumed with doing unimportant work to support initiatives that are always cancelled or shelved. Management favors those who work hard on unimportant tasks and say nothing.

1.0
Jun 13, 2013

Thankfully, I managed to escape........

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great view out of the office window on a sunny day and very good coffee from the onsite coffee bars

Cons

Incompetent management; pace of change is glacial; huge and impenetrable bureaucracy; very political - do what the bosses say or suffer the consequences. The civil service of the banking world which is stuffed with 'lifers' protecting their pensions and the status quo. Good people who aren't afraid to challenge leave quickly because it is so frustrating.

1.0
Apr 16, 2013

UP AND DOWN

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Historically a good company to work for that looked after it's employees and gave them the opportunity to progress.

Cons

Is now the company that brings in short term contractors to pin the blame on because management are incompetent.

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