"Boiler Room" - Anonymous employee Barclays Employee Review

1.0
Aug 27, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

None at all- a true boiler room.

Cons

This is the WORST company I have ever worked for. There is no upside- you will be expected to work in slave-like conditions and not be rewarded for it. The blame culture in the nyc office (200 Park) is prevalent- every meeting starts with "who did this, give me a name" so all the good people who really cared about getting it right are gone or pushed out. Even after the recent scandals in the Wealth division, and the new fake "values" being rolled out, NOTHING has changed. The same managers that were hired by all those fired are still there and running the business- unbelievable. Cronyism is rewarded, not merit. Rules and regulations are non-existent, and fraud is rampant.

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