Barclays Screws You Over One Last Time on the Way Out

Just found out that - after 2 years of hard labor as an analyst and making it to the buyside - Barclays’ 2 year NYC IB analyst program is seemingly very precisely targeted to be 1 year, 11 months and 2 weeks or so, which very suspiciously lands you 2 weeks shy of 50% of your 401k matching contributions vesting (vs. 25% vesting prior to hitting the 2 year mark). I can’t shake the feeling that Barclays intentionally did this to nickel-and-dime all of us one last time out of a few grand.

No real upshot here just felt like venting / hating on former employer thanks

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This happened to me 2 years ago when I left Barclays and I remember being pissed about it. Also the dog shit 2nd year bonuses. But that’s why you leave Barclays 🤷

Ultimately it is a bit stupid on their end because for the ~$30k they screw you out of it leaves a sour taste in your mouth. If I ever am in a position where I need to hire an investment bank I will do everything in my power to make sure it’s not Barclays.

 

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