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    UBS Reviews

    Updated 18 April 2019
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    UBS Group CEO Sergio P. Ermotti
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    1. "Software engineer"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer in London, England
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UBS full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Excellent work/life balance and people

      Cons

      Bureaucracy in such a big company slows all the processes down

    2. "Good company"

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      Current Employee - Associate Director
      Current Employee - Associate Director

      I have been working at UBS full-time

      Pros

      Good company to work for

      Cons

      Systems processes and back office

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    3. "Communications specialist"

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      Current Employee - Communications Specialist in London, England
      Current Employee - Communications Specialist in London, England

      I have been working at UBS full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good benefits, healthy work life balance and nice people.

      Cons

      The IT infrastructure is a bit old and hampers innovation and even basic job performance.

      Advice to Management

      My manager is the best.

    4. "Good place to work for as a whole"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at UBS full-time

      Pros

      Good work life balance, great training opportunities, nice people

      Cons

      Much lower salary compared to other banks.

    5. "Great place to work on the whole!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UBS full-time

      Pros

      Good benefits, respected, treated like an adult, good opportunities and great volunteering experiences.

      Cons

      Poor communication from management sometimes can lead to inefficiencies.

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Probably one of the nicer firms to work for"

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      Current Employee - Operations Associate in London, England
      Current Employee - Operations Associate in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UBS full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Work life balance
      Very approachable senior management
      Innovative ideas are welcomed and encouraged - regardless of your rank

      Cons

      Short sighted cost reduction targets
      Slow decision making
      Far too frequent organisation structure changes

      Advice to Management

      We have moved from throwing money at resolving issues without considering the wider picture, to the complete opposite end of the spectrum instead of finding a healthy balance. Yes we need to cut costs, but we have a standard of service to our clients, which should not be compromised in an effort to cut costs.

    7. "Good culture"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at UBS full-time

      Pros

      Deserves the reputation as the 'friendly' investment bank

      Cons

      Back office functions made to feel a little undervalued

    8. "Analysts"

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      Current Employee - Analyst in London, England
      Current Employee - Analyst in London, England
      Recommends

      I have been working at UBS full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Flexibility , working from home, great teams

      Cons

      Slow promotions, salary freeze, performance rating

      Advice to Management

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    9. "na"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at UBS full-time

      Pros

      good environment to work with plus short friday

      Cons

      not good organization, so tasks can overload

    10. "Review"

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      Current Employee - Internal Auditor in London, England
      Current Employee - Internal Auditor in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at UBS full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits
      Work life balance relative
      Diversity

      Cons

      Bureaucracy
      Poor risk culture
      Poor tone from the top
      Limited progression
      Long hours

      Advice to Management

      Improve risk culture