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    Found 8492 reviews

    3.6
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    71%
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    90%
    Approve of CEO
    HSBC Holdings CEO John Flint
    John Flint
    660 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "To be careful with balance between work / life balance" (in 294 reviews)

    • "Probably long working hours during peak period, but as an intern I didn't have to work long hours" (in 216 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Great"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Bank Manager in Newham, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 19 years

      Pros

      Great place to be great people

      Cons

      None at all been with them 10 years no issues

      HSBC Holdings2019-04-20

    2. "Director"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      overall a good company to work for

      Cons

      Bonus and first line management culture

      Advice to Management

      Value your employees for the long term

      HSBC Holdings2019-04-22

    3. "Excellent"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

      Pros

      Friendly team & fun helping customers

      Cons

      Some of the managers are miserable and depressed

      Advice to Management

      Don’t take it on employees working on shopfloor

      HSBC Holdings2019-04-20

    4. "Great base to learn"

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      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Investment Banking Associate in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Strong management and HR function.

      Cons

      It can be overly bureaucratic.

      HSBC Holdings2019-04-17

    5. "HSBC Management"

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        Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 19 years

        Pros

        Staff Engagement is a high priority, consistently improving customer service and desire to be the best.

        Cons

        Global Company means it can take some time to see changes

        HSBC Holdings2019-04-17

      • "Typical big bank"

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          Current Employee - Associate Director 

          I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

          Pros

          Pretty flexible, no face time

          Cons

          All aspects of a bulge bracket but less successs and pay

          HSBC Holdings2019-04-17

        • "I enjoy my role"

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          • Senior Management
          Current Employee - Pension Administrator in Fareham, England
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook
          Approves of CEO

          I have been working at HSBC Holdings for more than a year

          Pros

          Benefits, the People, the facilities

          Cons

          The role is very administrative based

          HSBC Holdings2019-04-12

        • "A bank with a conscience"

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            Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
            Recommends
            Positive Outlook
            Approves of CEO

            I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

            Pros

            Rather than pay lip-service to being a better corporate citizen, HSBC shows genuine concern for both its employees and customers.

            Cons

            It can be a bureaucratic, but that is largely a side-effect of being a large organisation

            HSBC Holdings2019-04-12

          • "Manager"

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            • Senior Management
            Current Employee - Team Manager 

            I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time

            Pros

            Excellent company to work for

            Cons

            No downsides to discuss for me

            HSBC Holdings2019-04-09
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            "Head of Solution Architecture"

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            • Work/Life Balance
            • Culture & Values
            • Career Opportunities
            • Compensation and Benefits
            • Senior Management
            Current Employee - Head of Solution Architecture in London, England
            Recommends
            Positive Outlook
            Approves of CEO

            I have been working at HSBC Holdings full-time for more than 19 years

            Pros

            Flexible working, great benefits, encourage learning and development, large scale projects, global job opportunities , dynamic environment

            Cons

            Too slow to implement technolgy solutions, too many legacy applications

            HSBC Holdings2019-04-05
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