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      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (28,233 total reviews)
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      Georges Elhedery

      69% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      HSBC has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 28,233 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC 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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      28K reviews
      1.0
      Apr 27, 2013

      Racist precolonial culture! Lack meritocracy. Plenty of talkers who can't deliver

      Audit
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The name is recognized every where

      Cons

      It is still a precolonial culture where only Brits get the good perks, promotion and pay. They will hire anyone British with any sort of non-relevant degree yet ignore the non-British with the relevant degrees. 99% of top management is british despite the big hype about diversity. The recent bonus season?? 80% of the big money went to the band 3 and above who are predominantly British and the rest of us barely gotten peanuts. Passive racism is very apparent.

      2.0
      Sep 8, 2012

      HSBC Electronic data processing - Plan your career elsewhere.

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice timings available esp for married persons. Nice teams to work with. Market research department is really very good. Good place to work for if you are not concerned about salary or career.

      Cons

      No much learning. Experience and not performance matters. No proper planning for career growth.

      2.0
      Mar 25, 2011

      8 Canada Square is a very stagnant place to work.

      Senior java developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Its a recognized name and looks good on the CV. The opportunities for renewal are good (I was a contractor). You can work there as long as you want (providing you are competent). The money is quite good but not the best to be had.

      Cons

      The place just has a really stuffy atmosphere. There is generally no impetus to get things done or go about self improvement amongst permanent employees. There is no common vision of delivering a good product on time and in budget amongst employees. I kind of get the feeling they think its a right to work there and that they can get money for just turning up to work without actually delivering anything. Its a pretty depressing atmosphere at 8 Canada Square and the air conditioning (or lack of a decent one thereof) tends to get people down. I personally have not worked at a place I found more depressing and generally soul destroying. This is a great shame.

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