HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,260 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,260 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
2.0
Jan 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary between-70k-80k, 25 day off , insurance Blue cross blue shield. 401k match 4%.

Cons

Horrible work environment 18 of the 20 branch managers are clueless. Almost every employee is afraid of losing there job for no apparent reason. Managers are afraid to make decisions on simple approvals. Horrible systems so outdated they constantly crash and they are developing new systems that are worse then the old. Horrible customer service can offer our customers simple service (can't issue debit cards at the branch it litterly takes 4 business days. A revolving door with Premier advisors and Premier Banker. Commission suck discretionary bonus always at the low end

1.0
Apr 10, 2016

bureaucracy at its best

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They offer decent work-life balance and vacation days

Cons

management that has no functional/technical skills in the area they are managing because they were hired by their friends in senior management. Nobody knows what they are doing and so things never really get done adequately. No investment in the career of their employees which is why they have a low employee-retention. Management makes promises that never come to light unless it serves to benefit them more. Likewise, career opportunities are only offered when they serve to benefit the management more than the employee. The good ones end up leaving once they realize what's really going on. HR is almost nonexistent. I have never met my HR rep (if i have one) They do nothing to assist employees with HR-related issues. Intact, any complaint to HR usually comes back to bite the employee

1.0
Jan 17, 2016

Toxic work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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