UBS reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(14,592 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,592 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UBS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Apr 12, 2010

UBS quant team

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Grow fast. Learn a lot and quickly. Nice people. Not too long hours compared with other banks. Family oriented atmosphere.

Cons

Benefit is just so so. Cutting cost. Can be stressful,depending on boss. Not that good reputation now. Models and codes are way too complicated.

4.0
Apr 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It was a wonderful learning opportunity. Like every other IB, you have to be on the right side of the regime...

Cons

Some pockets of old boys clubs... and lack of focus at the grand senior level. Other than that it was a nice place.

2.0
Apr 7, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, flexible work hours, laid-back atmosphere

Cons

Since layoffs started in 2007, UBS has been downsizing. Changes in management, changes in direction, statements, 'quick wins'. If you work in IT, the technologies in most of the groups are badly outdated. Recent staff reductions across all levels of organization left most application teams bare bone. UBS is late to jump on the 'lefts outsource IT' band wagon, but they certainly picking up more speed. With staff cuts came the benefits cuts. No more free ferry service. If you live in NJ or commute by car, parking costs the same as ferry.

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