throught the motions - Assistant Vice President, IT Barclays Employee Review

2.0
2 Mar 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Strong brand name - Lots of diversity event and believable diversity programms - friendly colleagues - lots of "learn from leadership" events - good office location

Cons

- no empowerment to staff in Asia, London centric and really not a global mindset - low morale, high attrition - very bureaucratic - brand name is going down in Singapore - tiny bonus, tiny increments - crazy outsourcing programms - too fast, not controlled educated decisions

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CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, reasonable salary, 401K match

Cons

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4.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work Life balance, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, friendly atmosphere, Great campus and facilities,

Cons

Pay and Bonus can be higher and on par with competitors. High loyalty tax. Low merit increases and bonus. Competitive but Loyal Long-term employees get demotivated and tend to quite quit.

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