Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,115 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 22,115 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
Nov 21, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Prime location in NYC People are less cut-throat than other top firms Up-and-coming firm Relative ease with switching from one desk to another

Cons

Long hours were very difficult Importance of living right near work in order to get sleep Lifestyle is draining and many people are cut-throat

4.0
Nov 18, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is great place to work for software engineers. Huge IT department with a lot of talented people. People are nice and team work oriented.

Cons

The company is becoming very large as a result of the merger with BlackRock. Role for each individual may become smaller.

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