BGI -- Good for some, bad for others - Principal Barclays Employee Review

3.0
Jan 26, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, good products, great benefits, good pay if you are among the "in"s

Cons

Performance and reward don't seem to always go hand-in-hand. The jokes around the firm were the like of "Speak the truth as long as it's what they want to hear", or "Brown nosing is the favorite sport"...

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Pros

Good work-life balance and learning

Cons

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