HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,251 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 28,251 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
Oct 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Wonderful people, great benefits, lots of days holiday, great onsite facilities

Cons

Incredibly heirarchical, lots of red tape, bad communication and management, poor leadership, culture is very aggressive. Work life balance is almost non-existent, and certainly not encouraged.

4.0
Oct 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance I have an excellent relationship with my manager International opportunities are available at the Vice President levels

Cons

The levels and bureaucracy can get overwhelming at times HR at times has little power or say in the way things are done or to be changed

1.0
Oct 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mettawa facility is very nice--gym, great cafeteria, open work space plan. Benefits package is satisfactory. Salaries for managers and below will be in the medium range of the market. If you are internationally mobile, many opportunities exist.

Cons

"Grade on the curve" performance evaluation system (you're ranked and get a bonus or not/keep your job or not/) against your peers, HSBC exiting businesses in US. CEO has moved from London to Hong Kong. Mediocre benefits and mid-range salaries. Commute to Mettawa is horrible from anyplace in Chicago. Exceptionally political environment-- unfairness in promotions an ongoing company-wide issue with employees. Workload is onerous due to under staffing. Training is online and most trainers have been let go, as have most employee communications people.

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