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
Mar 31, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunity to control your own income potential. Benefits are excellent from 401k through health and medical. Job does provide a certain degree of self managment and there is generally a fair amount of support provided to ensure proper training.

Cons

Very limited ability to have a good work life balance. Company provided an good amount of time to take off throughout the year but does not really support you taking that time. There is also a disconnect between managment and staff as well as promotions to people that are really undeserving. Communication is horrible from upper managment and there is always a feeling that something is hidden.

3.0
Mar 8, 2009

Stable, global company with ample opportunities

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

To date HSBC has been the most stable global bank. Also, as one of the largest companies it does offer comprehensive benefits. Among the better aspects is a positive work/life balance that includes a decent amount of time off, options to tele-commute, and depending on role and manager flexibility in one's schedule. HSBC makes a decent investment in employee communications tools to foster collaboration around the globe.

Cons

As mentioned a work/life balance is mostly positive but it depends on role, manager, and team interfaces. Scheduling meetings for global team members can be troublesome. One can count on, at some interval, dialing into meetings in the wee hours -- definitely outside the traditional 9-5 slot.

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