Decent package, but inept middle management and bullying culture - Anonymous employee Barclays Employee Review

3.0
Nov 3, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good package, decent salary+benefits The troops (below middle management) are good people to work with

Cons

Too many major projects being run from the side of desks, and then middle management are surprised when they do not scale up. Inept middle management, far too busy sucking up to senior management and blaming the troops for their inability to manage. Culture of "work faster/do more with less" and far too happy to hand out bad performance ratings when things aren't delivered on time. No action taken against persistent bullying/aggressive managers - "they get a result, and never mind if people go off sick or leave". Substandard workplace environment (Radbroke Hall) - not enough toilets to meet basic Health and Safety requirements.

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