Barclays reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(22,150 total reviews)
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C.S. Venkatakrishnan

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Barclays has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22,150 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 Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
4.0
Nov 21, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Prime location in NYC People are less cut-throat than other top firms Up-and-coming firm Relative ease with switching from one desk to another

Cons

Long hours were very difficult Importance of living right near work in order to get sleep Lifestyle is draining and many people are cut-throat

4.0
Oct 19, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, a good place to work. They hire some of the brightest people on the street and everyone is striving to get Barcap to be #1 on the street

Cons

Work life balance is limited. Lots of politics Leadership power base is in London, so at times can be difficult to opperate and make decisions in NYC.

5.0
Oct 16, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, encouraged interaction with managers from other teams

Cons

Long Hour, weak IT team

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