Toxic workplace culture, highly political, gossipy, and uninspiring bosses who dislike their jobs - Anonymous employee HSBC Employee Review

2.0
Mar 29, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Medical benefits, annual leave, worklife balance, global mobility, regional teams is way better than local teams

Cons

Low staff morale, lazy people who don’t take ownership of their work, low internal salaries vs external hires, quantity over quality staff, uninspiring bosses, negative vibes, too bureaucratic, promotes employees who know how to play politics to get in boss’s good books over intelligent productive employees

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