Barclays Senior Solution Architect Reviews

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If you're considering a career move to Barclays, India, it's wise to pause and ponder. The corporate winds are shifting, and not in favor of a gentle breeze. Management, in their quest to pinch pennies, seems to be playing a game of 'how low can you go' with salaries. The HR department, once the custodians of employee welfare, are now crafting policies that might make Kafka smile—if he worked in corporate. Take, for instance, the grand unveiling of the new car lease policy, with Orix riding shotgun. The previous policy was a financial joyride for employees, but alas, it's been driven off the cliff. In its place, a new scheme that seems to have taken a detour from employee benefits. The halls of Barclays have been echoing with the sound of empty desks following the mass layoff fiesta in December. 23. Word on the grapevine is that another round of 'corporate musical chairs' is on the horizon, possibly in the sultry heat of July 2024. The hiring freeze has left managers skating on thin ice, trying to perform a balancing act with the headcount of a skeleton crew. So, if you're mulling over joining the ranks of Barclays, it might be prudent to treat it like a game of hot potato—exciting to consider, but handle with care and maybe don't hold on for too long. Consider it the dessert of your job search buffet: tempting, but perhaps best saved for last....Read More

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Lot of things.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Extreme chill work life balance

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Compensation

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Product base organisation .very employee centric .

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Some of the project Working on old technology

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Work life balance Good ambience Good yearly hike Hybrid work setup

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NA

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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I like Everything

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I dislike bothibg

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Learning

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No work life balance No fun activity

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Company

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No work life balance

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Work life balance , work culture

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Nothing as of now

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Not much

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Pathetic management, when they want to cut cost they use issuing pip as tool to cut hike and bonus they never spend on anything be it skill development, departmental events, or any other perk don't recommend working here.

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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The company culture is very good. The transportation service is absolutely free and top notch. The office at pune is a great architecture.

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The job security recently has gone down post recent lay offs and their 3 years plan.

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Better place to learn.

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I work in Barclays LTS office, Pune. GTIS in Barclays is the worst department to work with. I would suggest better to work with other departments rather than working in GTIS. Appraisal and promotions are very less as compared to other departments. During Diwali and Christmas as well management of GTIS gives nothing to it's employeesnor sweets nor gifts. During year end review management has only one reason that company is in loss so less increment this year but people working in management get good humesha. Every year we got to know the same reason from the management. Very less bonus is given , in that too half of the bonus is deducted in Tax 🥺 Barclays GTIS is doing much of the cost cutting. Office politics and feviritism is also the other problem here. They give less respect for the people working for more than 10 years. They get very less increment as compared to the one who are newly hired. I have been working in Barclays for more than 10 years still my monthly in-hand salary is less than 1 lac which is so much disappointing to me. Barclays values are just followed on paper and not in practical....Read More

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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The office space is good, work is intresting if your teams works on solving for core banking technologies, pay is average but if you bargain hard there is a chance they might stretch their budget. Team cultures is pretty laid back with middle aged folks who want to settle in their roles.

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There's a fair amount of office politics, people usually settle into their role and don't adapt quickly to new technologies and being a bank innovative solutions take a back step and all the soltions have to be vetted for security approvals

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Only Barclays as brand and for salary and perks

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Worst management, Noida management, no respect for their employees. Everything Noida management does for Pune location Barclays, all VP's , AVP's and trainers are corrupted and involved with each other for harrassing and targetting employees. Do not even think of going in Barclays as personal banker retail voice process. They will torture you utmost. Making you feel to leave organisation at any cost. Simply do buttering and l*ck there asa for promotion and staying there. Rebellions stay away....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Alternate Saturday off (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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Specific training officer is good at what he gives to the company salute to that

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I understand no company will look at the personal well being if an employee it's all the manipulation which works that's the game trick it hugely impacted my life i gave my best for sure company is not going to love you back

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Balance of work life. The team. The approach towards employees.

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Role based Promotion - which means if seniors does not leave , your promotion / growth is stranded until then.

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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So far I have found it an amazing organisation although few things are there which can be overlooked therefore not pointing it out as it is an universal crisis of finding perfect manager

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Senior managers should become lineant regarding school type management for subordinates working under them.

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.