HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,238 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,238 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
3.0
Oct 24, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Fair pay and great benefits package Various Employee Resource Groups: Celebrate diversity and allow employees to get involved Possibility of international opportunities

Cons

Their management style, at least in my team, encourages silos and seperation amongst team members. In attempts to save costs, decisions are made that complicate processses as opposed to simplifying them. An increasing reliance of offshore team has diminished the quality of our work. They attempt to standardize work that cannot be standardized! They also are obsessed with data - how much work you are completing, how many minutes you spend on a task, etc. Sometimes complying with their tracking tools takes more time than the work itself. Their processes are disorganized and leave room for interpretation causing endless debates over what is the right way to do something. They constantly change priorities. You may spend hours working on something only to be told it is no longer important and there goes all your effort down the drain! Overall, very frustrating working for them.

3.0
Oct 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good work/life balance. Relaxed atmosphere. Good Annual Leave.

Cons

Corporate red tape is worst I've ever seen, cannot do even the most simple task without months of approval processes. Company perks are sub-standard (no gym membership, limited private healthcare (BUPA, but no private GP!), no subsidised food or cycle schemes).

1.0
May 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

work life balance only some time.

Cons

Internal politics I am having 5 years of experience still didnt get promotion, no onsite..didnt get good hike. So decided to leave this org. No growth. Promotions are very less. No onisite opportunities. Dont join thos org ever as mainframe developer.

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