HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,252 total reviews)
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Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,252 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews
2.0
Feb 15, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large parent company with lots of capital are still willing to pump money into company so there is relative security that the company won't close for business,

Cons

Management in fighting between those from former Houshold Bank (Chicago), Marine Midland (Buffalo), and New York. Complete disconnection between the 3 groups. NY attempts high brow advertising campaign looking to attract affluent individuals and commercial banking customers, while Buffalo targets Sabres fans with name recognition and branch saturation. Chicago taken over mortgage company after sub-prime mortgage business was halted and in run-off. Depew operation is being dismantled and relocated to former Household operation centers. Mortgage still flooded with tons of personnel no longer required for limited retail business. No longer requires huge staffs of PHD's running analytics and reams of reports, multiple layers of managements, highly compensated senior management staff comprised of Buffalo and Chicago individuals.

4.0
Feb 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, good working structure, senior management seemed keen to get things done and put plans in place to make sure things did get done

Cons

Some beurocracy, some people who aren't keen on change

4.0
Feb 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Global reach and exposure. Safe, sensible, not going to tank. Staff are loyal to each other and supportive. Good work life balance.

Cons

Time based career progression. Staff have limited expectations and aspirations. Pay is second quartile relative to market. Highly bureaucratic. Far more of a super tanker than a speed boat. Low risk appetite, slow to change.

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