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    Found 4504 reviews

    3.5
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    66%
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    77%
    Approve of CEO
    UBS CEO Sergio P. Ermotti
    Sergio P. Ermotti
    1,399 Ratings
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    1. "demanding envirnment and fun"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Change Management Consultant 

      I have been working at UBS full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      ability to work remote and diverse environment

      Cons

      poor recruitment process and management

      UBS2019-07-08

    2. "Great people"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Analyst 

      I worked at UBS full-time

      Pros

      amazing people to work with

      Cons

      not really any negative reviews

      UBS2019-09-08
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    3. "Great Culture"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Investment Banking Summer Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UBS full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Great Offices and fantastic calibre of people

      Cons

      - sometimes barriers to advancing

      UBS2019-09-05

    4. "None"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Career Opportunities
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at UBS full-time

      Pros

      Great new building in london

      Cons

      Limited career advancement for women

      UBS2019-09-04

    5. "Work life balance"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Director 

      I have been working at UBS full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      There is good work life balance

      Cons

      Poor pay, Share price has been flat

      UBS2019-09-16

    6. "OK but not great"

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      Former Employee - IT Project Manager in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at UBS full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Pay is good, more than average

      Cons

      Not for you if you don't like a company to control how you think.

      Advice to Management

      Talk a lot about diversity, but diversity of personality or thought is not tolerated

      UBS2019-09-12
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      "Working for UBS"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Quantitative Analyst in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at UBS full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      One of the better financial institutions to work for. They provide a good comp package and opportunities. They promote work/life balance and equality.

      Cons

      There have been a few management changes and UBS seem to have lost it's way lately.

      UBS2019-08-12

    8. "Nice bank to work for"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Director in London, England

      I worked at UBS full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Great location and facilities Good overall culture

      Cons

      Lots of politics Opaque end of year ratings

      UBS2019-08-13

    9. "Poorly run - high level vision not carried through the organisation"

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      Former Employee - Head of Technology in London, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at UBS full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Skilled people Some decent leadership at exec level

      Cons

      Strategy and vision not carried through organisation - technology strategy driven by over-confident industry names with no clue. Very siloed and political. Half-hearted investments.

      Advice to Management

      Clearer strategy and focused execution Put more practicioners and doers in place. Develop better vision and outcomes that permeate the firm.

      UBS2019-09-06

    10. "Good working culture but big and bureaucratic"

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      Current Employee - Business Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UBS full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      People are generally nice respects work life balance Nice employment benefits

      Cons

      Low salary compared to peers Management likes to micro-manage Too many processes to follow Very Swiss focused (all important decisions made in zurich)

      UBS2019-08-01
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