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
2.0
Apr 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High pay, work isn't too difficult, good work/life balance, they never fire anyone, good benefits, opportunities for advancement if you can stand working there

Cons

Insane bureaucracy, huge CYA culture, intellectually stifling, terrible IT, boring work unless you're into selling credit cards. I guess if you're looking for a non-challenging job that pays pretty well, go ahead.

4.0
Mar 19, 2010

HSBC Insurance Singapore

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company puts a lot of emphasis on employee engagement and therefore there is a lot of open communication among colleagues of all levels.

Cons

Remueration appears to be better if you're an external hire as the culture in Singapore seems to be to get greater raises by job hopping.

1.0
Oct 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mettawa facility is very nice--gym, great cafeteria, open work space plan. Benefits package is satisfactory. Salaries for managers and below will be in the medium range of the market. If you are internationally mobile, many opportunities exist.

Cons

"Grade on the curve" performance evaluation system (you're ranked and get a bonus or not/keep your job or not/) against your peers, HSBC exiting businesses in US. CEO has moved from London to Hong Kong. Mediocre benefits and mid-range salaries. Commute to Mettawa is horrible from anyplace in Chicago. Exceptionally political environment-- unfairness in promotions an ongoing company-wide issue with employees. Workload is onerous due to under staffing. Training is online and most trainers have been let go, as have most employee communications people.

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