Was there for the bad times - Anonymous employee UBS Employee Review

2.0
Sep 8, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

International reach 24 hour support (your calls will get routed to New York, London, Hong Kong or Australia depending on the time of the day) Good benefits package

Cons

Large bureaucracy Favoritism during review process Cumbersome to get help when needed A lot of bloat in staff (though I think they fixed most of it from what I hear from my friends still there)

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Pros

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Cons

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