HSBC reviews

Layers and layers of inexperienced, unqualified managers. Many individuals in top management positions for sales departments without any sales experience. Instead of actually generating new business, managers are padding numbers and leads to pacify those in executive positions. No dynamic managers, just robots following orders. Gossip and politics is rampant.

Be prepared to be micromanaged. It is corporate culture at it's worst, don't know if that stems from being a British bank or just weak management. It seemed like it was a company comprised of all middle management types, not a ton of all stars there, not very inspiring. The culture predicates you must look out for yourself, even if it's at the expense of a colleague. There is a lot of button pushing. At times, I felt like management was more concerned about completing menial activity tracking tasks as opposed to actually generating revenue. You have a role and you are expected to only act within said role. There is no allowance for creativity, thinking outside the box, or taking an entrepreneurial role to your job. Very rigid structure, everybody just tries to manage up, which is ironic bc everybody seems to be a low level manager. People there work scared. Major disconnect between the various divisions of the bank.