Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,122 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,122 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
4.0
Jan 12, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and employee support in London Headquarters - staff canteen, building, gym, 6 weeks holiday, pension plan, and corporate responsibility

Cons

As per the headline, it's just too big and too retail-focused to be able to make changes quickly. Because of the size, there's also a lot of stakeholder management and politics -- meaning it takes a strong communicator and self-promoter to thrive.

3.0
Jan 6, 2010

A Flat Organization

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible when it comes to work.life balance

Cons

Company is not diverse. They make you take the 15 minute online training, but they do not practice it. What's the use? Not many opportunities for people of color Company does not promote within. Why not promote the people who are working hard, getting educated, and perform well on their jobs? Why do the good one have to leave in order to get the promotions/recognition that they deserve?

4.0
Jan 4, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Very flat structure - relatively easy access to senior manangement, no hierachy, little tolerance of office politics (although in pockets they do exist). Opportunity for young talent to progress rapidly.

Cons

Key decisions still very much taken in a very small executive cabal - question whether integration of Lehman US will change culture.

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