Learned a lot being surrounded by some of the most gifted colleagues - Anonymous employee HSBC Employee Review

3.0
Jun 15, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company is filled with smart and friendly colleagues. Many of them are ex-consultants and top recruits from leading companies. They are willing to wait for the right talent and pay good money to get them onboard. Can learn a lot from direct managers. Large scope of work gives good general management experience. In general, company has very good intention to treat it customers the way they would want their own grandmother to be treated. Very strong supporter of environmental causes.

Cons

Strategy shifts drastically when CEO changes. Consensus driven culture leading lack of accountablity. Every small decisions have to float up to London. In order to "manage better from London", silos were created which made environment very difficult to get things accomplished. In the US, bank failed to creat a strong brand despite operation in the country for over 25 years.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Paid great money until they were caught for predictors lending. Legally,they hoy a slap in the wrist, but they were fined heavily.i would work for them again but f given the opportunities. They had awesome company trips as well.

Cons

Came to work one day and they just had the keys changed and the doors padlocked.

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