Barclays Global Investors Reviews in Sydney, Australia Area

Pros

1) Great people to work with
2) Culture is great
3) Good pay
4) Interesting work
5) Great work life balance

Cons

Red-tape can be a problem sometimes, especially with IT. Its about to be taken over by BlackRock so things are likely to change.

Advice to Senior Management

You are doing a good job.

Pros

Its good to work for a market leader, especially in a falling market

Cons

Technology management is appalling and quality is quite low. A lot of dead wood in management positions. No investment is made in process improvement and technology direction changes every year based on the latest buzz-words.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on quality and standards. People want to work on things they can be proud of.