Barclays Bank Reviews

Pros

The paypackage, brand are assets

Cons

lack of visibility, politics are the cons

Advice to Senior Management

the organisational structure should be appropriate to the kind of market you are in

Pros

work life balance is good - many people work from home.

Cons

- talk of big ambitions but lacking the will to break with a "clubby" past and reward/penalize based - on merit
- very political, low levels of trust between senior and middle management
- has talked of becoming international for some time but highly UK centric - would prefer if "they" could be more like "us"
- technology and HR (talent management) are shockingly poor, even for a large organization

Advice to Senior Management

now that they have brought in a lot of senior management talent again, they need to make sure this talent can work together and not build new fiefdoms, again.

Pros

Diverse organisation with opportunities for growth in multiple functions and industries
Global reach and presence
Bank is independent of government financing

Cons

Too many re-structures and leadership changes in the 2010-2011 period - therefore a lot of initiatives lack continuity and momentum

Advice to Senior Management

Promote stability amongst the leadership team
Provide greater transparency in reward and performance
Systems, infrastructure and platforms need to be upgraded

Pros

good exposure and take responsibilities on actual work that can affect the organization

Cons

Demanding work throughout but thats a general banking con.

Advice to Senior Management

Great leadership very helpful and insightful to drive employees to success

Pros

Some good and talented people, who are usually marginalised, under-rewarded, and exploited

Cons

Constant churn of senior management who are brought in from outside and who are frankly incompetant. Back stabbing is rife, there is no strategy, people take credit for things others work hard on, decisions are made that would make a mad man scratch his head. There is no future for IT staff based in the UK - its ALL being moved to India. Current management have sacked hundreds in support roles, the number of live incidents goes up, but apparently the two arent linked ! I am off...

Advice to Senior Management

Wake up before its too late.

Pros

Multinational
Brand name well recognized globally
Global network
High calibre employees
Individual initiative encouraged with accountability
Bold behavior personality encouraged

Cons

Work pressure
No work life balance
Numbers driven without much mentoring time by immediate boss

Advice to Senior Management

Take more time for development of lower level employees
Intoduce training and courses to improve motivation levels of junior employees
Listen to employees and increase engagement
Motivational tools can include takingninterst in employees families and organizing group activities involving families

Pros

popular with the public and

Cons

low salary and the work takes too much of our time and we would ahve liked to have more holidays

Advice to Senior Management

i will adivuse them when i am a manger when they can hear me out but not now please wait

Pros

A very grown up organisation to work for. Flexible working arrangements, employees well looked after with very good benefits eg leave/holiday, pension etc.

Cons

Same as most large corporates I suspect eg red tape, resistance to change (although it is getting better with current leadership),

Pros

Brand, products and Market share

Cons

Low resources, ace performance does not really work as a performance measure

Advice to Senior Management

Leave room for creative people and provide more transparent opportunity for career movement and mobility

Pros

Good people who try very hard

Cons

Very little in the way of quality leadership.