Very deep organization getting very inefficient - Anonymous employee HSBC Employee Review

3.0
Jun 14, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Big financial institution with stability, due to its nature as world wide bank; - Diversity of corporate cultures and reputations

Cons

- Too much red tape - No work-life balance - Too frequent organizational changes and very slow in adapting the changes

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Cons

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