Toxic work environment - Anonymous employee HSBC Employee Review

1.0
Jan 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

China experience. Large global bank looks good on your resume.

Cons

Incompetent Management, Ridiculously High Turnover, Super long work hours, employees burning out, Lack of resources, Underpaid, Cost Cutting, Low Morale, Lack of Team Support, Restructuring, Unprofessional staff conduct not regulated e.g. Bullying, Operations comprised of primarily local Hong Kong workforce so cultural and language difficulties for foreigners

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