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      Heavily Bureaucratic / Limited Opportunities - Global Marketing HSBC Employee Review

      1.0
      Jun 16, 2021
      Global marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Global exposure and scope of projects - HSBC University

      Cons

      - Heavily bureaucratic, constant restructuring. - Siloed and very negative working culture. - Maternity / paternity leave will impact career negatively. - Wastes resources, line management lacking direction. - Vast majority of employees have only worked for HSBC (can be +/-). - Cumbersome and slow moving, size of organisation gets in its way. - Behind the times in terms of marketing aptitude / experimentation. - Extensively reliant on external agencies to do bulk of work which limits employee scope to project management. - Incredibly poor line management. - Poor progression opportunities.

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      5.0
      Jun 2, 2026
      Senior java developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good environment and nice place to work and learn

      Cons

      nothing else to say the users were excellent

      2.0
      Jun 15, 2026
      Senior associate relationship manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good, smart colleagues in other offices.

      Cons

      At times, decisions appeared to prioritize individual objectives over team needs, which affected collaboration and morale. Greater consideration of team perspectives and shared goals would help build trust and engagement. I observed instances where expectations communicated to the team were not consistently reflected in leadership actions. Greater consistency between stated values and day-to-day decisions would strengthen credibility and confidence within the team.

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