HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,260 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,260 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews
2.0
Mar 13, 2022

Stable company but too slow moving

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Pros

- Pensions - Bonus at the end of the year which most tech companies don't do (can't really think of much else that counts as "Pros, which isn't a good sign)

Cons

- As a software product manager, definitely don't join HSBC Digital (or whatever it's called now as they rebrand every 18 months) unless you are in your fifties and looking to just have any job before you retire - Slow slow moving company trying to digitise its analogue processes - Doesn't understand innovation in the B2C retail baking software space - Lots of colleagues were "B players" not doing their best and just there for the stability, leaves at 5pm without caring about the quality of what they do. - Too many people doing "busy work" that has no end user benefit. Perhaps 50% of the staff can (or indeed should) go elsewhere so they can actually find enjoyment in what they do rather than pretend to do useful work at HSBC.

2.0
Mar 8, 2022

Office Politics Galore

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great employees to work with

Cons

Politics from management and leadership makes work inefficient and extremely frustrating

1.0
Feb 22, 2022

HSBC does not compensate fairly

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Pros

Vacation time Benefits Paternity and maternity leave

Cons

Managers who get promoted without managerial skill set Workload Lack of boundaries from management Lack of career growth Systems Processes and procedures Must suck up to get ahead Bonuses and compensation are minuscule compared to competitors and management is well aware of that Toxic working environment

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