Decent - Anonymous employee Barclays Employee Review

4.0
Mar 1, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity for promotion, talented individuals are recognized, people are helpful, relatively flat organizational structure, challenging work environment, lots of young people

Cons

Limited work / life balance, hours are fairly long, pay is not as high as the same job at another investment bank

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 22, 2026
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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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