HSBC reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(28,348 total reviews)
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68% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,348 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews
3.0
Nov 3, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Management was very nice, people overall very friendly, big bank with opportunities everywhere

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy, lack of commitment regarding US presence, seemingly afraid to make any moves at all

2.0
Oct 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Wonderful people, great benefits, lots of days holiday, great onsite facilities

Cons

Incredibly heirarchical, lots of red tape, bad communication and management, poor leadership, culture is very aggressive. Work life balance is almost non-existent, and certainly not encouraged.

4.0
Oct 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance I have an excellent relationship with my manager International opportunities are available at the Vice President levels

Cons

The levels and bureaucracy can get overwhelming at times HR at times has little power or say in the way things are done or to be changed

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