Racist precolonial culture! Lack meritocracy. Plenty of talkers who can't deliver - Audit HSBC Employee Review

1.0
Apr 27, 2013
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Pros

The name is recognized every where

Cons

It is still a precolonial culture where only Brits get the good perks, promotion and pay. They will hire anyone British with any sort of non-relevant degree yet ignore the non-British with the relevant degrees. 99% of top management is british despite the big hype about diversity. The recent bonus season?? 80% of the big money went to the band 3 and above who are predominantly British and the rest of us barely gotten peanuts. Passive racism is very apparent.

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