A good global name in a big industry, but many questions - Manager HSBC Employee Review

2.0
Jan 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-A big global brand, looks good on your CV -Relative international exposure in some work streams (depend on your projects) -Humane company culture, you won't hear alot about direct negative stories from people working here -benefits are quite decent with generous medical coverage and alot of annual leave -Most people are decent and nice including management on a personal and surface working level

Cons

-Although it's a big brand in the finance industry, vs competitors it's still very backward and weak in terms of tech, proposition and product offerings -This largely depends on your team and direct management, but my experience is that it's a very complex and silo working environment (you'll find lot's of undercurrents and poor mentality of many workers with passive aggressive behaviour which is cultivated by poor inactive management) -Quite a few management are poor in terms of leadership ability and do nothing about it -The ranking and pay banding has poor consistency, if you're lucky, you go in with lesser experience but a high banding

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good, smart colleagues in other offices.

Cons

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