HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,246 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 28,246 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
1.0
Oct 22, 2011

No growth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay at market Good vacation days Modern building

Cons

Mettawa location is inconvenient Most managers are dishonest, lack integrity and sell out employees to keep their jobs Put worst people in charge of the good people as an inexpensive attrition strategy Too many management layers in US despite US suggests delayering Continuous outsourcing to low cost centers Overwork due to people left and no backfill policy Main businesses are sold or run down, meaning no growth and job opportunities US market is not in the plan of the UK business expansion, but contraction

3.0
Apr 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

HSBC is so large and global, one can always find something interesting to do, and if not, it should be possible to build out your own opportunity. If you find an exploited pocket, go for it. Just know that it's unlikely that your efforts will gain you any status in the long run.

Cons

The company lacks a strategy, except to "survive". This means means low risk appetite, poor internal investment, and conservatism & lack of drive. Management flits from plan to plan, leaving those under them to suffer consequences of constant turmoil. Employees should not expect any return (monetary or appreciation or otherwise) for their efforts.

1.0
Feb 9, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The major reason that I took the job and stayed in the postion as long as i did was that the pay was great!

Cons

Unfortunately, every day of my life was more miserable than the last. My manager was completely incompetent, and that seemed to be a theme, at least in the mid Atlantic region.

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