Big Job - Little Salary - KYC Analyst Barclays Employee Review

1.0
16 Sept 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only good thing about working at this place was where it was located.

Cons

They make you work more than you get paid for. Senior management are on a power trip and I have never seen any company with such a bad salary bracket in every field. I want to start off by saying, if you are going to apply for a job at Barclays then take my advice save yourself from working for a company who will pay you peanuts but expect you to work harder than the senior managers. Not only is Barclays really bad for giving you salary that is lower than ever other financial services out there, Resource Solutions are the worst for making it look as if its a good salary and they are doing you a favor. The staff at resource solutions will not even try to negotiate a better salary for you. Everybody within this organisation only thinks about themselves. I was working for Barclays for a short while but i noticed a lot, by talking to many of the staff within my department and other departments and nobody had anything positive to say about their job. I also witnessed senior managers prioritizing their friends and family to get jobs before other better qualified staff. Micromanagement is also very common, but it ok for managers to do what they want but when it comes to you they treat you like a child. Also, if you are Asian or from any other ethnic background, the interview process will be even harder for you than others, so your chances of getting a job here are even more slim.

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Barclays Response
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Your review is very disappointing to read however I do feel I need to respond on behalf of Barclays. Fairness and respect are very important to us and we have a culture that is based on trust. We do not discriminate, and do not favour family members when recruiting. The diversity of our colleagues is key to our success. We are also highly regulated and have policies and processes in place to manage our recruitment practices.

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