Dysfunctional workplace - Investment Associate UBS Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a job and there are benefits such as salary, healthcare, etc. If you are not interested in advancement and you are content to be an adminstrative assistant, this job is for you.

Cons

The less you know about the business, the more you get promoted. Management is intimidated by intelligence, and hires 30 yr olds to manage brokers who have been in the business 30 yrs, making it difficult for seasoned professionals to have any respect for them. It feels like a high school clique with those in the "in crowd" getting ahead, while others flounder. They could use to get rid of the extra layers of "fat" and invest in technology. The legal and compliance depts run the firm.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

Strong culture, global brand, good people

Cons

Continuous changes, team dependent upward mobility

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good Learning opportunities, Tech savvy compared to other banking / fintech companies

Cons

Too much offshore, low cost resource strategies, Gap between functional & IT resources, CS merger favored many UBS employees and massive layoffs post UBS - CS merger. Hardly any bonus or pay increments.

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