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      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (28,238 total reviews)
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      Georges Elhedery

      69% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

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      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 28,238 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
      3.0
      Mar 8, 2009

      Stable, global company with ample opportunities

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      To date HSBC has been the most stable global bank. Also, as one of the largest companies it does offer comprehensive benefits. Among the better aspects is a positive work/life balance that includes a decent amount of time off, options to tele-commute, and depending on role and manager flexibility in one's schedule. HSBC makes a decent investment in employee communications tools to foster collaboration around the globe.

      Cons

      As mentioned a work/life balance is mostly positive but it depends on role, manager, and team interfaces. Scheduling meetings for global team members can be troublesome. One can count on, at some interval, dialing into meetings in the wee hours -- definitely outside the traditional 9-5 slot.

      3.0
      Feb 10, 2009

      HSBC pros and cons

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The benefits are pretty good. Provides a generous 401k match, health insurance and stock purchase at a discount. Work life balance is decent, but largely depending on manager. A lot of day offs provided per year, even for new employees. Training is pretty good. A lot of classes offered both technical and non technical. Employee engagement is good, senior management is trying its best to listen to the low level employees and hear them out. Fellow employees are pretty friendly and easy to get along with. There is not much cut throat competition. HSBC offers special banking benefits to employees.

      Cons

      Promotions is biased. It is based on who brown noses the best and favoritism rather than on merit. A lot of the managers do not know anything about what they are managing thus making a big joke of everything and leaving everything for the analysts to figure out. Some managers are strict about taking day offs. Thus negating the purpose of having a lot of day offs. It is stupid.. giving people a lot of day offs but not letting them take it when they want to or need it. Cafeteria food is overpriced and inedible. Work location is in the middle of nowhere - long commute times.

      4.0
      Feb 9, 2009

      Simple overview of a simple bank.

      Financial analyst
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Safe secure bank that would do well in the current environment.

      Cons

      Overly prudent... to the extent of turning away businesses that can be accepted and spending too much time and effort on risk management.

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