Lack of consequence for low performance - Equity Exotic Structurer Barclays Employee Review

2.0
Feb 14, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to hide if you are not a performer, no one gets fired. If you are being poached they pay large guaranteed packaged.

Cons

-- downside is that the generators end up paying for everybody else, as in a socialist society. -- legacy people have ended up paying for the new people i.e. legacy got underpaid in order to pay for bringing in new people that were overpaid. -- too many french in senior management, they are invisible and add no value.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Great starting place for career, learned a ton

Cons

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