Badly run, too political, frequent turnover - Vice President Barclays Employee Review

1.0
11 Dec 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Still in business (after 300 years) Still hiring (occasionally) Still has loyal clients (despite service and reputation issues) Loads of compliance and "business management" jobs

Cons

Poor reputation due to recent revelations Deaf & blind middle and senior management Middle management churn (every 6 months) Generally high staff turnover (due to employees leaving, not redundancies) Too many generals, too few soldiers Obsessed with internal meetings Poor official communication - grapevine is primary source of information on everything Senior management - seem allergic to direct interaction with rank and file

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5.0
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Pros

good work life balance, good learning

Cons

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4.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work Life balance, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, friendly atmosphere, Great campus and facilities,

Cons

Pay and Bonus can be higher and on par with competitors. High loyalty tax. Low merit increases and bonus. Competitive but Loyal Long-term employees get demotivated and tend to quite quit.

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