Pros
Great place to get started and learn. Stellar benefits. Great people to work with. Great building with nice conference rooms, break rooms, gym, cafe, etc. diverse networks to be involved. Very lgbtqia+ friendly.
Cons
But the most senior staff will tell you that you have to leave and return to be fairly compensated. Pays below market rate. Bonus is not guaranteed. Will hire analysts at 60k then a few months later hire less experienced analysts at 75k due to being unable to staff, yet will not raise the salary of the more senior analysts (this is why talking to your peers about wages is so important). Great for resume but again not the best pay wise. And it’s unlimited paid time off but you can never take off. Executive communication can be confusing and contradictory. Workload can be overbearing and you have to rely on word of mouth of people in the office, no training book or real sources. They also removed the continuing education grant of 5k a year they used to have. The personal trading assistant is slow/difficult to use if you want to invest in the market. You also have to ask permission if you want a second job or volunteer position outside of work hours. Promotion process for others who have worked there 5 years with great reviews is very slow.