Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,126 total reviews)
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85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,126 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barclays 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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22K reviews
1.0
Feb 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brand name Reputation - Internationally good, locally poor Young organization in the UAE - some room to manouver

Cons

Lack of organization Non-existent training Very poor quality of Management Managers and teamleaders have no leadership skills and do not motivate team members Below standard service compared to rivals High staff turnover due to the above points

3.0
Feb 22, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Barclays trading floor is just like the trading floor of any other investment bank. If that is where you belong, then Barclays could be a good company to work for.

Cons

You do not receive much support as you try to find a desk that is willing to hire you. Network and work those connections to get hired by a desk.

4.0
Feb 19, 2010

Enjoyed my time here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits, good team ethic, knowledgeable staff. Management willing to listen reasonable to career development requests. Scope for internal movement.

Cons

Inexperienced middle management can cause unnecessary tension and office politics. From an software development perspective there's a lot of red tape surrounding releases and little scope to use bleeding edge technologies (although both of these are to be expected at a bank).

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