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Approve of CEO
Noel Quinn
901 Ratings
Pros
"It was a good working environment" (in 772 reviews)
"Friendly environment & good benefits" (in 438 reviews)
Cons
"Long working hours must be willing to commit weekend" (in 336 reviews)
"not always the senior management in small sites are accurate in their decisions" (in 282 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Good working environment and culture
Cons
A bit lower than market salary
"Constant Changes"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Collaborative culture Salary is fair good management
Cons
Unstable - constant restructuring and layoffs
"Senior Consultant over 10 years"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
work life balance international interaction/opportunities excellent benefits and perks
Cons
lack of vertical career opportunities slow and legacy internal processes
"Working at HSBC"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at HSBC Holdings full-time
Pros
Great place to work, all required training is provided from time to time.
Cons
During re-restructuring, before letting go of experienced staff no efforts are made to retain employees or offer another position within the organization.
Continue reading"Good company and Experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good Location Knowledgeable people Acceptable work/life balance
Cons
All workers coming from a specific ethnicity, no diversity specially at the Analyst level
Pros
Good management and staff here
Cons
None so far tech is up to date
"Too much work load & micro manage"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Ability to work with clients from diverse background. Good benefits and vacation days (3 weeks to start). If you are focused there are lots of growth opportunities
Cons
Intense micro management starting from 2018. Need to report everything. Very sales focused, a lot of attention to your targets vs peers. At least 3 meetings every week emphasizing sales goals. Old fashioned system and lots of paperwork. Expectation for overtime
Continue reading"Too big"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great colleagues International exposure Lots of responsibility
Cons
Bank is held together with duck tape Below market pay
Continue readingPros
Compensation and benefits were great
Cons
Required hard selling of various products
"Political"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
International presence is a strength of the group
Cons
Way too political recently with profitability taking more serious hit compared to competition.
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