Worst place i've ever worked - Senior UX Designer Barclays Employee Review

1.0
Sep 18, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Little to none, there are a few talented people who are nice to work with but question why they stick around.

Cons

Many to mention but overall, poor onboarding experience, leadership team is very complacent and lack knowledge, team structure makes little to no sense so no opportunity to learn from seniors and be prepared to be micro-managed. It is very difficult to progress unless the team lead likes you rather than the work you put in. Any work you created is impossible to get over the line, there is so much red tape and limitations on what websites you can view. Development teams are all based in India, who 9 times out of 10 will say you can't do something just to lighten their load. Currently forced in for 2 days a week, Barclays monitor your every move from swiping in to sitting down at your desk, the offices are poorly designed and incentives to come in e.g. no tea or coffee provided. Redundancies are coming in thick and fast, management will tell you they want to be transparent but if anything muddy the waters even more. Overall working here has made me depressed and wouldn't advise it for anyone with the way it currently is.

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5.0
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Pros

great culture and people. good experience

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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