Barclays reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,193 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22,193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barclays employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Dec 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Used to be a good brand in the card industry

Cons

New CEO came in from Amex. Pretty weak leadership accross the board. Seems to have issues with trusting people and delegating.

3.0
Nov 24, 2010

Barclays

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The best reasons were being able to work as part of a team and getting involved in various assignments with high level of resonsibility

Cons

they did not provide me with enough feedback on my performance I feel how they assessed my perfomance was not very efficient

1.0
Nov 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of travel if you like. It can be an rewarding job with the right leadership.

Cons

Careful, most management is ruthless, which trickles down. When you are hired, be VERY clear as to you position. Many new hires leave Barclays within 3-6 months because the job to which they arrive is very different (junior) to the job they were promised. It is a strategic move on the part of management. As soon as you have a manager you respect, he/she will replaced with a lackey. I had four managers in three years - each rightfully more paranoid than the last. The individuals receiving promotion will be the ones you respect the least...

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