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      HSBC

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      HSBC reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (28,269 total reviews)
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      Georges Elhedery

      68% 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 28,269 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
      1.0
      Dec 30, 2008

      Dumb and dumber

      Senior vice-president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      HSBC's risk adverse conservative approach has put it ahead of all of the other banks. This was more luck than skill though. Here are a few pluses: - diverse and international, opportunities to move around - best balance sheet on the street - wide diversified client base - they like project managers, so if you are one, this is the place for you

      Cons

      - Hard to get anything done. - Meetings, committees, politics - General lack of work ethic - Generally Lower-tier people as compared to investment banks - Chaos reins, constant change with little follow-through - Primitive models and technology

      3.0
      Nov 3, 2008

      Strong Company - but Very Corporate

      Assistant vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and large, secure company - even in hard economic times

      Cons

      Being led by a Senior Management Group not used to how US employees are driven to succeed, they implement global standards that demotivate employees to do more than the "status quo", as opposed to letting us drive ourselves to succceed.

      2.0
      Sep 25, 2008

      Only work here if you can hold your tongue.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      HSBC has started a work from home program, which is very generous and a good morale builder.

      Cons

      This is a very hierarchal company. There are so many gatekeepers and senior management expects you to be intimidated. In many cases, managers are in the position they are not due to their skill set, rather because they've been with the company for 20+ years. Poor management is not addressed. Many employees are non-degreed and thus intimidated into believing they can't do better anywhere else, so they all just "drink the Kool-Aid" and don't ask questions or rock the boat.

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