Is HSBC a good company to work for?

HSBC has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 36,635 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at HSBC to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about HSBC have been left by employees working as Stagiaire , Attaché commercial and Business Analyst .

Does HSBC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HSBC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HSBC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HSBC?

72% of HSBC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HSBC 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HSBC?

Analyst (967) , Manager (866) , Assistant Manager (739) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (443) , Vice President (440) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (388) , Associate (378) , Personal Banker (352) , Senior Manager (276) , Director (246)

What are the pros of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"Good for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2669 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1914 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1658 reviews)); "People were great to work with and are very knowledgeable since they have been in the industry and the company for a very long time" ((in 1457 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 845 reviews))

What are the cons of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"When I worked at GLT the salary was low and I never understood the hierarchical chain." ((in 1111 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 936 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 760 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 432 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 389 reviews))

What are employees saying about HSBC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about HSBC layoffs and their outlook for job security at HSBC in 2026.

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,234 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,234 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

4.0

Aug 22, 2008

Good place to work

Senior customer and services executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multipal opportunities to go progress globally Strong positioning (credit crunch has had a minimal impact on HSBC operations) Bonuses Flexibility with juggling personal / work life They have branches all over the world. Recognised brand

Cons

Communication between levels. Confused messages Sometimes you feel like a number

4.0

Aug 22, 2008

HSBC leads the way in challengiong economy, but internal emplyees would not know it!

assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people, atmoshphere and benefits are great! They really take good care of their employees and the people that that work within HSBC really care about one another. These two items together create a great atmosphere to work in across the comapny. At times even though it is a large worldwide company it has the feel of a small interlocked company. This has benefited all the employees by working together towards common goals. The most encouraging thing in the company is that all work together to navigate the challenges the economy has to throw our way. In recent years this has been a lot from the economy.

Cons

Due to the challenging ecomony we live in right now it makes for some very challenging times in the company. This has provided impacts at several levels. Downsizing and cutbacks, but who has not felt those recently. Change in company starategy that was forced upon us by the economy not by the true direction the company was looking to head. With that said is has limited the communication from certailn levels down across the organzation. this limited communication modle has helped contribute to lowered morale in the company. It may be a sign of the times we live in, but the result is not well aceppeted by the majority of the employees.

3.0

Aug 22, 2008

HSBC - Good But a Long Way To Go To Be Great.

It team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible benefits are improving. Contributory pension scheme is going to improve hugely in 2008. But the non-contributory pension scheme is being stopped (but thats no surprise). Strong team ethic where employees tend to help other employees readily. Information sharing is done as a matter of course. Truly want to be best bank for customers.

Cons

Big focus on using offshore resources whether they are right for the particular IT project or task. It's just a numbers game to senior management so much so that some projects just have 10/20 offshore developers sat around doing nothing, but so they can hit the ratio targets. Far too much red tape and paperwork. Not enough freedom given to employees to use initiative and do what is right rather than blindly following managements poorly thoughout strategy.

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