Barclays reviews

Big guarantees for new employees in new groups (i.e. equity and banking) that do not generate much revenue at the moment, so existing employees get shafted a little.

Job areas are clearly demarcated, and it is difficult to move between, e.g. Barclaycard and Commercial Banking for structured development, and very hard to move to / from Barcap. Management is very hierarchical, with little trust and interest in opinions and experience of staff in the 'rung below'. Progress and innovation noted by their absence. Takes inordinate amount of time to initiate improvements, and they are generally not valued by management. A large QA team do nothing to streamline work processes. For a regulated industry, the controls focus in operations is poor, and operational staff and junior management do not value Audit function. Audit management style very traditional, and struggle to embrace modern working practices (such as remote working!)