Commercial bank style, more concerned about cutting cost, less concerned about technology innovation. - Developer Barclays Employee Review

3.0
Jan 1, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Stable company, large organization, plenty of learning resources, internal mobility. Top executives seem to know what they are doing. The company has been doing good through the financial crisis compared to other investment banks.

Cons

Internal IT support is very inefficient, everything take a long time and nobody seem to care. A lot of beauracracy, have to open a HPSC ticket to get anything done across teams. Management is not doing a good job interms of vertical communication. A lot of integration pain is still going on even more than one year after the merge with Lehman Brothers. A lot of politics and cultural clash between the two sides, and they have lost quite some talents.

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5.0
Feb 22, 2026
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Pros

great culture and people. good experience

Cons

outdated technology and systems are slow

4.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Work Life balance, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, friendly atmosphere, Great campus and facilities,

Cons

Pay and Bonus can be higher and on par with competitors. High loyalty tax. Low merit increases and bonus. Competitive but Loyal Long-term employees get demotivated and tend to quite quit.

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