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work-life balance still achievable (in 308 reviews)
Great work environment and upper management support (in 203 reviews)
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Work life balance completely eroded during my time there (in 93 reviews)
Can involve long hours but I assume this would be the case at peer firms (in 106 reviews)
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"Working for UBS"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at UBS full-time
Pros
Core values permeates throughout the organisation
Cons
Been there for over a year and still think I made the right choice
UBS 2017-09-19 19:55 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Great place to learn very political"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at UBS full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Training, salaries. Good bonuses and extras
Cons
Old fashioned culture, swiss heritage
UBS 2017-09-04 12:35 PDT![UBS Logo]()
"A good company to work for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at UBS full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
People works to do the right thing.
The Swiss mentality makes the work environment more genuine than at other companies.Cons
The impacts of the 2008 crisis and the rogue trader took a long time to overcome. This still impacts career progression and promotions speed.
UBS 2017-09-14 08:43 PDT![UBS Logo]()
"review"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at UBS full-time (More than 10 years)
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collaborative culture, open environment and communication.
Cons
too many decision makers, dotted lines to management.
UBS 2017-09-08 09:45 PDT![UBS Logo]()
"Company considerate of its employees"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at UBS full-time
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Encouraging professional development and internal moves
Great officesCons
Lack of transparency in compensation
UBS 2017-09-07 07:50 PDT![UBS Logo]()
"Poor workforce morale"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at UBS full-time
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-Easy going culture and nice people to work with
-Easy hours and onsite gymCons
-Not enough engagement and transparency from management
-Very low workforce morale due to limited interesting work, limited career opportunities in terms of mobility, low bonus and poor IT infraststructure and legacy systemsAdvice to Management
- Invest in more development of employees
- Clearer communication of company/department strategy and thinkingUBS 2017-09-04 09:45 PDT![UBS Logo]()
"Derivatives Analyst"
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Pros
Great opportunity, good environment, progression
Cons
Very political, ageing team, change in structure
UBS 2017-08-01 11:18 PDT![UBS Logo]()
"Executive director"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at UBS full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Pay and benefits interesting work intelligent colleagues opportunity to progress within the company and in various countries around the world
Cons
In some departments it is expected to work very long hours on a long term basis which is not healthy fir the. Implant or the employees. Bonuses are not related to performance
Advice to Management
Promote within
UBS 2017-07-23 01:56 PDT![UBS Logo]()
"ib intern"
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great exposure and trust to do tasks. very open
Cons
poor communication within teams and from seniors
UBS 2017-08-06 10:07 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Up's and Down's"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at UBS full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Mostly great people - some bizarre exceptions that the system no longer seems to remove (both in terms of calibre and attitude. Challenging environment with very real large-scale problems. All the benefits you'd expect from a large enterprise. Fantastic London office (if you happen to be based in 5BG).
Cons
Huge segregation between IT and other 'cost centre' operations and the actual business. Not competitive on salary and particularly don't reward people who have spent a long time with the company. Struggling to retain good people and not really doing an awful lot about that (presumably because it enables a shift to lower cost locations).
Advice to Management
Take care of your best people and don't neglect people who have been with the organisation for a long time - i.e. recognise and repay loyalty. Move towards a 'one company' model where IT/technology can genuinely enable the business - not through 'partnership' but through genuine integration.
UBS 2017-07-24 02:25 PDT
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