Barclays Capital Reviews

Pros

Good work
Great work life balance
Salaries at par

Cons

Very low bonuses
Poor management vision

Advice to Senior Management

Need to have competent Senior managers who can differentiate between deserved candidates and show biz.

Pros

Lots of talent, very driven people keen to progress professionally. Good bunch of people on a personal level,

Cons

Work v life balance is difficult

Advice to Senior Management

Just give us more information as to what's going on!

Pros

A lot of talent in the development teams.

Cons

Too much Windows technology used.
Software logistics and application management should be improved.
Very international so need to work a bit all the time to connect with the teams at various places in the world.

Advice to Senior Management

Improve/Streamline technology processes - Review motivations for complex processes/costs/benefits/alternatives.

Pros

Work culture is great compared to other banks and the environment is also great for software developers. I have worked with three different teams and all have been satisfactory.

Cons

I have not found much downside of the firm, yet. However, there are some issues with the internal mobility. One might find it hard to move internally once you get in.

Pros

Great place to work. Talent everywhere. Innovation, ideas, people, the best of talent from the rest of the street mixed under one roof. Friendly and positive environment. Entered the inner circle and now among the titans

Cons

Still a way to go in terms on consolidating the technology infrastructure, and in bonding the groups. Still have some work to do in defining its own corporate identity, values and profile

Advice to Senior Management

Great in general. people talented that brought loads of experience from everywhere else. More talented than others at Goldmans and JPMorgan

Pros

People are pretty nice and friendly. Even some of the managing directors are very approachable.

Cons

Compensation might be lacking behind

Advice to Senior Management

Friendly, approachable

Pros

great money, even greater bonuses

Cons

no breaks, no gym, so you don't have much time for your health

Pros

* World-class company with solid business development strategies for the US market
* Interesting and challenging work
* advanced procedures, good risk management

Cons

* multiple changes in management in a relatively short period of time
* application of strict corporate standards to small initiatives, resulting in high deferred opportunity costs
* mix of really great managers and the opposite

Advice to Senior Management

* Stabilize the organization structure
* Streamline the workflow
* Find ways to exploit exceptional talent to retain good staff

Pros

The people I work with are good folks.

Cons

Long hours are expected while compensation is poor. Very gossipy.

Advice to Senior Management

Emphasize and reward teamwork.

Pros

secure, family friendly, good remuneration, good work

Cons

review process is farcial, as there is a fixed quota for promotions

Advice to Senior Management

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